January 1, 2008Cerebrovascular DiseasesOpen Access

Risk Factors and Treatment at Recurrent Stroke Onset: Results from the Recurrent Stroke Quality and Epidemiology (RESQUE) Study

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Population

889 patients with recurrent stroke admitted to 23 Swedish stroke centers. Mean age 77, 57% male.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

TLThomas LeooSahlgrenska University Hospital ALArne LindgrenUniversity of Technology Sydney JPJesper PeterssonLund University

Discussion

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Implication

May signal inadequate anticoagulation in recurrent cardioembolic stroke; hypothesis-generating for targeted secondary prevention studies.

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Population

889 patients with recurrent stroke (805 ischemic, 78 intracerebral hemorrhage, 6 unknown origin) admitted to 23 Swedish stroke centers. Mean age 77, 57% male.

Outcome

Prevalence of vascular risk factors and ongoing secondary prevention treatment at recurrent stroke onset

A significant proportion of patients with recurrent stroke have multiple uncontrolled risk factors and inadequate secondary prevention, particularly underuse of anticoagulation in those with cardiac embolism.

Limitations

Previous stroke was retrospectively assessed, which could limit the description of the type and time since that stroke
Potential inclusion bias, as patients with early recurrent stroke or those who did not survive the first days may have been excluded
Inability to show whether adequate target levels for blood pressure had been achieved

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Leoo et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89cca25edafe343d92f9cb https://doi.org/10.1159/000113864

Topics

Atrial fibrillation Hypertension management Persistent AF management Anticoagulation in AF Dual antiplatelet therapy

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Risk Factors and Treatment at Recurrent Stroke Onset: Results from the Recurrent Stroke Quality and Epidemiology (RESQUE) Study

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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Risk Factors and Treatment at Recurrent Stroke Onset: Results from the Recurrent Stroke Quality and Epidemiology (RESQUE) Study

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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