Cerebrovascular disease in a Neurologic Intermediate Care Unit in Chile. Analysis of 459 consecutive patients

Stroke is the second cause of mortality and the first cause of morbidity in Chile and worldwide. Nowadays there is a major interest in introducing new therapies applying evidence based medicine for these patients. To describe the clinical profile of patients attended after a stroke, to determine str...

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Published in:Revista medíca de Chile 2005-11, Vol.133 (11), p.1274-1284
Main Authors: Mellado T, Patricio, Court L, Jaime, Godoy F, Jaime, Mery C, Victoria, Barnett T, Carolina, Andresen H, Max, Huete L, Isidro, Tevah C, José, Tomicic F, Vinko, Romero P, Carlos, Fadic R, Ricardo, Soza M, Marco A, Valenzuela M, Raúl, Tapia I, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chi-Square Distribution
Chile - epidemiology
Diabetes Complications
Female
Hospital Units - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Stroke - classification
Stroke - epidemiology
Stroke - etiology
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Summary:Stroke is the second cause of mortality and the first cause of morbidity in Chile and worldwide. Nowadays there is a major interest in introducing new therapies applying evidence based medicine for these patients. To describe the clinical profile of patients attended after a stroke, to determine stroke subtypes and their risk factors. Retrospective review of clinical records of 459 patients (mean age 65+/-48 years, 238 female) that were admitted to our unit during a period of 37 months. Sixty three percent of patients had an ischemic stroke, 14% had an hemorrhagic stroke, 15% had a transient ischemic attack, 2% had a cerebral venous thrombosis and 6% a subarachnoidal hemorrhage. The global mortality was 1%. Seventy percent of patients had a history of high blood pressure. The most common type of stroke is ischemic and high blood pressure is the main risk factor.
ISSN:0034-9887