BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Information on the long-term fate of patients with chronic lower limb ischemia is limited. We investigated the long-term risk of the first ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebral stroke in patients on long-term anticoagulant therapy after reconstruction for chronic limb ischemia. METHODS In a retrospective study, 376 consecutive patients were seen at regular intervals accordi...

BACKGROUND Bleeding events have been associated with the use of antiplatelet agents. This study estimated the incidence of bleeding events in patients previously hospitalized for a serious coronary event and determined the risks of bleeding associated with the use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and/or clopidogrel. METHODS A UK primary care database was used to identify 27,707 patients aged 50 ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The available data on low-dose oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use and stroke risk in US women are limited by small numbers. We sought more precise estimates by conducting a pooled analysis of data from 2 US population-based case-control studies. METHODS We analyzed interview data from 175 ischemic stroke cases, 198 hemorrhagic stroke cases, and 1191 control subjects 18 t...

Background: Temporal variation of stroke onset is suggested in some studies contained somewhat varieties. It is proposed that some predisposing changes occur in some ascertained times consequently resulted in stroke occurrence in some special times. Objective: To determine the circadian and circaseptan variation of stroke onset. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Whether totaled health risks in vascular events (THRIVE) score can be used to predict clinical outcomes and risk of hemorrhagic transformation in patients with special subtypes of ischemic stroke remains an open question. METHODS We analyzed the possible relationships between THRIVE score and clinical outcomes in patients with cardioembolic stroke or noncardioembolic st...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Data on the association between obesity and stroke are still limited. We examined the possible association between mid-life body mass index (BMI) and risk of stroke in the prospective Multifactor Primary Prevention Study in Göteborg, Sweden. METHODS 7402 apparently healthy men aged 47 to 55 at baseline were followed-up over a 28-year period. Incidence of fatal and nonfa...

ischemic stroke accounts for about 87 percent of all cases. it occurs as a result of an obstruction within a vessel of the brain and sudden loss of blood circulation to the corresponding area resulting in the loss of brain function. it is caused by thrombotic or embolic occlusion of an artery and is more common than hemorrhagic stroke. we know that most of the injuries after an acute ischemic s...

CONTEXT The 2 fundamental subtypes of stroke are hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke. Although neuroimaging is required to distinguish these subtypes, the diagnostic accuracy of bedside findings has not been systematically reviewed. OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of clinical examination in distinguishing hemorrhagic stroke from ischemic stroke. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and EMBASE search...