RESUMO
Background: 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. Aim: To describe the clinical profile of patients attended after a stroke, to determine stroke subtypes and their risk factors. Material and methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: The most common type of stroke is ischemic and high blood pressure is the main risk factor.
Assuntos
Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/epidemiologia , Unidades Hospitalares/estatística & dados numéricos , Distribuição por Idade , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/classificação , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/etiologia , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Chile/epidemiologia , Complicações do Diabetes , Hipertensão/complicações , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Distribuição por SexoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: 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. AIM: To describe the clinical profile of patients attended after a stroke, to determine stroke subtypes and their risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: The most common type of stroke is ischemic and high blood pressure is the main risk factor.