[Cerebrovascular accident: study of risk factors and development in 154 cases].
A retrospective study of 194 patients is carried out. Patients were divided into two groups: 154 patients with acute cerebrovascular accident (ACA) and 40 patients without vascular pathology, hospitalized for other causes. A descriptive analysis of these patients is made with respect to age, sex, type of ACA, previous ACA and potential relationship between the type of this first ACA and the one motivating current hospitalization. In addition, ACA is related to risk factors (hypertension, dyslipemia, diabetes, cardiopathy). In our series, variables that can be considered as risk factors, with significant differences between both groups, are: HTA, tobacco consumption, cardiopathy, dyslipemia (hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglycemia, hyperuricemia and diabetes. Alcoholism, anticoagulation, antiaggregation or polyglobulia were not risk factors. In 33.2% of patients with current ACAs, there were antecedent of clinically documented cerebrovascular pathology; one thing of them were transitory cerebral ischemias and more than half of them, cerebral infarcts. In conclusion, we stressed the role of primary and secondary prevention acting against risk factors, given the recurrence of this pathology and the irreversibility of the injuries once happened.
Marta Moreno
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Servicio de Medicina Interna A, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Zaragoza.
Cánovas Pareja
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Marta Moreno
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Gonzalo Liarte
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MC
Moral Serrano
M S
MS
Cia Gómez
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P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
Accidente cerebrovascular: estudio de los factores de riesgo y evolución en 154 casos.