Abstract | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The burden of stroke is comparatively greater in Asian countries than in the Western world. While there has been a documented recent decline in the incidence of stroke in several Western nations due to better risk factor management, much less is known about the nature and trajectory of stroke in Asia over the last decade. The objective of this study was to explore risk factors, medication use, incidence, and one-year recurrence of stroke in Taiwan. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide cohort study by reviewing all hospitalized patients (≥ 18 years) with a primary diagnosis of ischemic stroke between 2001 and 2011 from Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Over the last decade in Taiwan, rates of primary ischemic stroke and one-year recurrent stroke decreased by 9% and 18% respectively.
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Authors | Meng Lee, Yi-Ling Wu, Bruce Ovbiagele |
Journal | Journal of stroke
(J Stroke)
Vol. 18
Issue 1
Pg. 60-5
(Jan 2016)
ISSN: 2287-6391 [Print] Korea (South) |
PMID | 26687123
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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