Incidence and risk factors of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in Europe. EUROSTROKE: A collaborative study among research centres in Europe: rationale and design.
EUROSTROKE is a collaborative study among ten European research centres to investigate (1) the variation in incidence of fatal and non-fatal ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke among populations in different European countries; (2) whether the observed differences in stroke incidence across countries can be explained by differences in prevalence of established cardiovascular risk factors; (3) the relative importance of selected dietary factors (potassium intake, smoking, alcohol consumption), haemostatic disturbances (fibrinogen) and co-morbidity (rheumatic heart disease, atrial fibrillation) compared to established risk factors as determinants of the occurrence of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. The EUROSTROKE database is drawn from ten European population-based prospective follow-up studies (cohorts) and is designed as a case-control study nested within these ten ongoing studies.
Grobbee
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, (The Netherlands).
Koudstaal
P J
PJ
Bots
M L
ML
Amaducci
L A
LA
Elwood
P C
PC
Ferro
J
J
Freire de Concalves
A
A
Krüger
O
O
Inzitari
D
D
Nikitin
Y
Y
Salonen
J T
JT
Sivenius
J
J
Scheuermann
W
W
Thelle
D S
DS
Trichopoulou
A
A
Tuomilehto
J T
JT
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002423:Cause of Death; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors