Two-Year Recurrence After First-Ever Stroke in a General Population of 1.4 Million Japanese Patients - The Shiga Stroke and Heart Attack Registry Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Two-year cumulative recurrence rate after first-ever stroke remained high, particularly among patients with ischemic stroke, in the present population-based registry study in a real-world setting in Japan. Further intensive secondary prevention strategies are required for these high-risk individuals.
PMID: 32350232 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Takashima N, Arima H, Kita Y, Fujii T, Tanaka-Mizuno S, Shitara S, Kitamura A, Miura K, Nozaki K, Shiga Stroke and Heart Attack Registry Group Tags: Circ J Source Type: research
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