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- Title
AISYF: FIRST NATIONAL, PROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTER STUDY OF YOUNG PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN ARGENTINA.
- Authors
BONARDO, PABLO; CEJAS, LUCIANA LEÓN; MAZZIOTTI, JULIETA; ZINNERMAN, ALBERTO; PARDAL, MANUEL FERNÁNDEZ; MARTÍNEZ, ALEJANDRA; RICCIO, PATRICIA; AMERISO, SEBASTIÁN; BENDERSKY, EDUARDO; NOFAL, PEDRO; CAIROLA, PATRICIA; JURE, LORENA; SOTELO, ANDREA; PARERA, IGNACIO CASAS; LUCEROS, ANALÍA SÁNCHEZ; SPOSATO, LUCIANO; REISIN, RICARDO C.
- Abstract
Up to 15% of all strokes affect young patients and the incidence of ischemic stroke in this population is rising. Nevertheless, there is limited information of cerebrovascular events in this population both in our country and in Latin America. The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of young adults with stroke in Argentina. This is a prospective, multicenter study of stroke in young adults (18 - 55 years) in Argentina. Patients presenting with a cerebrovascular event within 180 days were included. Stroke subtypes were classified according to TOAST criteria. A total number of 311 patients were enrolled (men 53.9%, mean age: 43.3 years). Ischemic strokes occurred in 91.8% (brain infarcts 82.6%, transient ischemic attack 9.2%) and hemorrhagic strokes in 8.2%. The most frequent vascular risk factors (including ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes) were: hypertension 120 (41%), smoking 92 (31.4%), dyslipidemia 81 (27.6%) and, overweight/ obesity: 74 (25.3%). Stroke subtypes were: large artery disease 12.3%, cardioembolism 7.5%, small artery occlusion 11.5%, other defined etiology 27.1%, and undetermined etiology 41.6%. Our study demonstrates that vascular risk factors are very frequent in young adults with stroke. Our findings underline that urgent strategies are required for primary and secondary stroke prevention in this group of patients.
- Subjects
ARGENTINA; STROKE treatment; CEREBROVASCULAR disease
- Publication
Revista Medicina, 2021, Vol 81, Issue 4, p588
- ISSN
1390-0218
- Publication type
Article