Incidence and survival of lacunar infarction in a southern Chinese population: A 7-year prospective study

Objective: Little attention has been paid to the epidemiological characteristics of lacunar infarction (LAC) in China before. This study aimed to examine the incidence and survival of LAC in a southern Chinese population. Methods: From 2004-2010 in Changsha, two communities with a registered populat...

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Published in:Brain injury 2015-06, Vol.29 (6), p.739-744
Main Authors: Sun, Xin-Gang, Wang, Te, Zhang, Ning, Yang, Qi-Dong, Liu, Yun-Hai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Brain Infarction - epidemiology
Brain Infarction - mortality
China - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
lacunar infarct
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stroke, Lacunar - epidemiology
Stroke, Lacunar - mortality
survival
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Summary:Objective: Little attention has been paid to the epidemiological characteristics of lacunar infarction (LAC) in China before. This study aimed to examine the incidence and survival of LAC in a southern Chinese population. Methods: From 2004-2010 in Changsha, two communities with a registered population of ∼100 000 were selected and data from first-ever ischaemic stroke (IS) cases were prospectively collected. Then the epidemiological characteristics of LAC and non-LAC were evaluated. Results: During the study period, the age-standardized incidence increased at an annual rate of 0.7% (p 
ISSN:0269-9052
1362-301X
DOI:10.3109/02699052.2015.1004752