Sentences with phrase «of ischaemic stroke»

In the multivariable analysis, the only variables that remained significantly associated with an increased risk of ischaemic stroke were age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.06, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.05 - 1.08, p < 0.001 per incremental year) and alcohol related hospitalisation (HR 2.01, 95 % CI 1.45 — 2.79, p < 0.001).

The objective of this study was to assess the incidence and predictors of ischaemic stroke among low risk patients with non-valvular AF.

Use of oral anticoagulants was associated with a lower risk of ischaemic stroke (HR 0.78, 95 % CI 0.63 - 0.97, p = 0.027).

Dr Al - Khalili said: «Even through these patients are classified as low risk, the incidence of ischaemic stroke in our study population is neither negligible nor ignorable and it carries a relatively high mortality.»

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During a median of 8.1 years (IQR 7.2 - 9.1) of follow - up, 49,377 incident cases of cardiovascular disease were recorded, including 16,671 cases of coronary heart disease and 23,983 of stroke (14,290 ischaemic and 2,998 hemorrhagic stroke).

The two major types of stroke include ischaemic stroke caused by blood clots, which accounts for 85 % of strokes, and haemorrhagic stroke or bleeding into the brain, which accounts for 15 % of strokes.

An irregular heart rhythm, or atrial fibrillation, was significantly associated with ischaemic stroke in all regions, but was of greater importance in Western Europe, North America and Australia, than in China or South Asia.

Dr Du said: «Our data clearly shows that eating fresh fruit can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, including ischaemic heart disease and stroke (particularly haemorrhagic stroke).

Dr Du said: «CVD, including ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, is the leading cause of death worldwide.

Previous studies have combined ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke probably due to the limited number of stroke cases in their datasets.

Over the seven year follow up period there were 19 300 cases of IHD and 19 689 strokes (14 688 ischaemic and 3562 haemorrhagic).

The increase in longevity, especially in high - income countries (HICs), has been largely due to the decline in deaths from cardiovascular disease (stroke and ischaemic heart disease), mainly because of simple, cost - effective strategies to reduce tobacco use and high blood pressure, and improved coverage and effectiveness of health interventions.

The findings show just how important it is for people with acute ischaemic stroke (in which blood flow to an area of the brain is blocked or reduced) to be identified quickly and treated by specialist staff in order to reduce the subsequent degree of disability.

Patients were monitored for occurrence of heart attacks, strokes or transient ischaemic attacks, and arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat), and followed up until 2012.

During a median follow - up of five years, ischaemic stroke occurred at an annual rate of 3.4 per 1000 patient - years.

Meta - analysis of the association between second - hand smoke exposure and ischaemic heart diseases, COPD and stroke

We also performed subgroup meta - analyses by type of prevention (primary v secondary: in this study, trials involving healthy populations or patients with any specific disease except for cardiovascular disease were classified as primary prevention trials, and trials involving patients with cardiovascular disease were classified as secondary prevention trials), type of supplement by quality and dose (each supplement, vitamins only, antioxidants only, or antioxidants excluding vitamins), type of outcome (cardiovascular death, angina, fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient ischaemic attack), type of outcome in each supplement, type of study design (randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial v open label, randomised controlled trial), methodological quality (high v low), duration of treatment (< 5 years v ≥ 5 years), funding source (pharmaceutical industry v independent organisation), provider of supplements (pharmaceutical industry v not pharmaceutical industry), type of control (placebo v no placebo), number of participants (≥ 10000 v < 10000), and supplements given singly or in combination with other vitamin or antioxidant supplements by quality.

The impact on health is immense: Air pollution was responsible in 2015 for 19 % of all cardiovascular deaths worldwide, 24 % of ischaemic heart disease deaths, 21 % of stroke deaths, and 23 % of lung cancer deaths.