title: Concomitant coronary artery disease among Asian ischaemic stroke patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death following ischaemic stroke. We aimed to study the prevalence and associations of concomitant CAD among ischaemic stroke patients in Singapore.
  
  
  METHODS
  We prospectively studied 2686 consecutive Asian ischaemic stroke patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CAD was prevalent among 24% of the study patients. Older age, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, atrial fibrillation, large stroke and South Asian ethnicity were independently associated with CAD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The variables found to be associated with CAD are known atherosclerotic risk factors (older age, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia) or associations of cardioembolic stroke (atrial fibrillation, large stroke). The over-representation of South Asians with concomitant CAD is consistent with the high burden of CAD in this ethnic group.
authors.affiliation: Singapore General Hospital campus, National University of Singapore, Singapore. deidre.a.de.silva@sgh.com.sg
authors.forename: Deidre Anne
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: De Silva
authors.forename: Fung Peng
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Woon
authors.forename: Kyaw Thu
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Moe
authors.forename: Christopher L H
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hui Meng
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Meng Cheong
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors