[Different vascular risk factor profiles in ischemic stroke versus intracerebral hemorrhage: a study in 1,702 consecutive patients with acute stroke].
BACKGROUND
To characterize the vascular risk factor profiles in ischemic stroke and in intracerebral hemorrhage.


METHODS
The study population consisted of 1,473 consecutive ischemic stroke patients and 229 consecutive intracerebral hemorrhagic patients collected in the Sagrat Cor Hospital of Barcelona Stroke Registry over a 10-year period. The prevalence of vascular risk factors in ischemic stroke and in intracerebral hemorrhage was analyzed by means of univariate analysis and a logistic regression model.


RESULTS
Hypertension was present in 52% of ischemic stroke patients and in 60.7% of intracerebral hemorrhagic patients. The pattern of risk factors associated with ischemic stroke included valve heart disease (OR = 5.96; 95% CI, 1.42-24.88), transient ischemic attack (OR = 4.16; 95% CI, 2-8.64), atrial fibrillation (OR = 2.95; 95% CI, 1.88-4.64), previous brain infarct (OR = 2.58; 95% CI, 1.53-4.35), ischemic heart disease (OR = 2.55; 95% CI, 1.41-4.62), hyperlipidemia (OR = 2.12; 95% CI, 1.32-3.4), hypertension (OR = 0.64; 95% CI, 0.48-0.87), chronic liver disease (OR = 0.32; 95% CI, 0.14-0.73), previous cerebral hemorrhage (OR = 0.24; 95% CI, 0.09-0.64) and oral anticoagulant therapy (OR = 0.11; 95% CI, 0.03-0.36).


CONCLUSIONS
Different potentially modifiable vascular risk factors profiles were identified in ischemic versus hemorrhagic stroke.
Arboix
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Unitat de Patologia Vascular Cerebral. Servei de Neurologia. aServei de Medicina Interna. Hospital del Sagrat Cor. Barcelona.
Sánchez
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Balcells
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D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*