Author/Editor		Žvan, Bojana; Zaletel, Marjan; Pečnik, Borut
Title		The risk factors for stroke in patients with transient ischemic attacks
Type		članek
Source		Period Biol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 97, št. 2
Publication year		1995
Volume		str. 105-8
Language		eng
Abstract		Background and purpose: Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) may proceed a stroke in high risk patients who must be included into preventive programs. In order to identify a subgroup of TIA patients with high risk for stroke we studied the risk factors in 259 patients with TIAs and stroke. Patients and methods: We examined 146 patients with TIAs aged from 25 to 87 years (mean 61.8 years) and 113 patients with stroke aged from 18 to 79 years (mean 58.3 years). The risk factors: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, family history, cardiac diseases, lipids, weight, alcohol consumption, oral contraceptives, cogarette smoking and physical activity were evaluated and compared between patients with TIA and stroke. Results: We founda high statisticaly significant prevalence of hypertension (p=0.027), diabetes (p=0.016) and cigarette smoking (p<0.01) in patients with stroke with respect to TIAs. The groups did not differ significantly according to other risk factors. Conclusions: A subgroup of high risk patients exists among TIAs. Furthermore, the atherosclerotic process is more pronounced in patients with stroke.
Descriptors		CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA, TRANSIENT CEREBRAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS RISK FACTORS PHYSICAL EXAMINATION TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED HYPERTENSION CHOLESTEROL LIPOPROTEINS, HDL LIPOPROTEINS, LDL ARRHYTHMIA HEART VALVE DISEASES MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA