title: Stroke.
abstract: In 2012, about 50,000 Australians had a stroke (cerebrovascular accident (CVA)). The risk of stroke is associated with increased age, previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack, hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypercholesterolaemia and atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF). Australian general practice data from the national BEACH program between April 2000 and March 2013 inclusive (1,276,200 GP-patient encounters) were analysed to determine the patient characteristics, associated conditions and management options at those encounters where a CVA was recorded, and detect changes in the annual management rates of CVA, AF, lipid disorders (LD), DM and hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*