Extracranial carotid atherosclerosis and vascular risk factors in different types of ischemic stroke in taiwan
Journal
Stroke
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
10
Pages
1989-1993
Date Issued
1994
Author(s)
Abstract
Background and Purpose The clinical patterns of stroke and the angiographic distribution of cerebral atherosclerosis in Chinese people are different from those in whites. Studies relating carotid atherosclerosis and vascular risk factors to various types of stroke in Chinese people are lacking. Methods Based on clinical information, we separated 367 stroke patients living in Taiwan into four subgroups: cortical infarction. ? 1994 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Other Subjects
glucose; lipid; lipoprotein; uric acid; adult; aged; article; atherosclerosis; cardiomegaly; carotid artery obstruction; chinese; controlled study; diabetes mellitus; disease classification; female; heart left ventricle hypertrophy; human; major clinical study; male; priority journal; risk assessment; risk factor; stroke; taiwan; Age Factors; Aged; Arteriosclerosis; Basilar Artery; Brain Ischemia; Carotid Artery Diseases; Cerebral Infarction; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Constriction, Pathologic; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Human; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular; Infarction; Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis; Male; Middle Age; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Taiwan; Vertebral Artery
Type
journal article