Almost two thirds of patients with acute ischemic stroke have at least one undiagnosed major risk factor, new research shows.
André Rêgo, MD
Research shows about 90% of strokes are caused by modifiable risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, AF, structural cardiac disease, high body mass index, smoking, psychosocial issues, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet., are obvious; others, like hypertension and dyslipidemia, are frequently silent.
About 25.8% were unaware of having major risk factors, and 74.2% had diagnosed risk factors. Participants' mean age was 59.02 years in the unaware group and 73.8 years in the aware group. In patients with previously undiagnosed risk factors, 61.4% had newly detected dyslipidemia, hypertension , AF , diabetes , ejection fraction of less than 35% , and coronary disease .
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