Association of underlying untreated cardiovascular risk factors with mortality and functional outcome in ischaemic stroke patients

Stroke is the third leading cause of death after ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and pneumonia in Malaysia.1 Aziz et al. reported that Malaysia's prevalence of ischaemic stroke had increased from 42.8 to 118.7 in 100,000 from 2010 to 2014. The report showed that 8-11% of ischaemic stroke patients died within 30 days while 56-61% survived with significant disability in Malaysia.2 Our previous study showed that patients with ischaemic stroke in Malaysia were younger, but the mortality rate was higher than in other countries.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research