Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among elderly Brazilians over eighty with ischemic stroke Prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovasculares em idosos brasileiros acima de 80 anos e com acidente cerebrovascular isquêmico

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among elderly Brazilians over eighty with ischemic stroke Prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovasculares em idosos brasileiros acima de 80 anos e com acidente cerebrovascular isquêmico

INTRODUCTION: An ischemic stroke is usually a catastrophic event, mostly in the elderly. Cardiovascular involvement is the leading cause of ischemic stroke in this age population and hence the knowledge about its risk factors is important for the definition of specific policies of prevention. PURPOS...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Pieri, Mariana Spitz, Tania Oliveira Lopes, Claudia Garcia de Barros, Marcelo Wood Faulhaber, Alberto Alain Gabbai, Miguel Cendoroglo-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
acidente cerebrovascular isquêmico
idosos acima de 80 anos
fatores de risco cardiovasculares
ischemic stroke
elderly over eighty
cardiovascular risk factors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000400002

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