July 1, 1988Angiology
Three-Year Follow-Up of Risk Factors Correlated with New Atherothrombotic Brain Infarction in 708 Elderly Patients
Why the study?
What cardiovascular risk factors are correlated with the development of new atherothrombotic brain infarction in elderly patients?
Population
708 elderly patients (192 men, 516 women)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Mean 36 +/- 6 months (range 19-39)
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Discussion
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Implication
May inform elderly risk stratification; leaves open whether sex-specific modification prevents infarction.
Structured PICO
What cardiovascular risk factors are correlated with the development of new atherothrombotic brain infarction in elderly patients?
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Population
708 elderly patients (192 men, 516 women)
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Intervention
Cardiovascular risk factors (cigarette smoking, systolic or diastolic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, and obesity)
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Outcome
Development of new atherothrombotic brain infarctionhard clinical
Hypertension and diabetes are significant risk factors for atherothrombotic brain infarction in both elderly men and women, with smoking being a significant risk factor in men and obesity in women.
Cite This Study
Aronow et al. (1988) studied this question.