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Association between ambient air pollution and hospitalization for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in China: A multicity case-crossover study.
Abstract
There is growing interest in the association between ambient air pollution and stroke, but few studies have investigated the association in developing countries. The primary objective of this study was to examine the association between levels of ambient air pollutants and hospital admission for stroke in China. A time-stratified case-crossover analysis was conducted between 2014 and 2015 in 14 large Chinese cities among 200,958 ischemic stroke and 41,746 hemorrhagic stroke hospitalizations. We used conditional logistic regression to estimate the percentage changes in stroke admissions in relation to inte...
Source: Environmental Pollution - June 24, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Liu H, Tian Y, Xu Y, Huang Z, Huang C, Hu Y, Zhang J Tags: Environ Pollut Source Type: research
Serum mercury concentration and the risk of ischemic stroke: The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Trace Element Study.
CONCLUSION: This study does not support an association between mercury and the incidence of ischemic stroke within a population with low-to-moderate level of exposure. Further studies are needed to explore the possibility of mercury-induced ischemic stroke toxicity in other populations at higher exposure levels.
PMID: 29738916 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Environment International - May 4, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Chen C, Xun P, McClure LA, Brockman J, MacDonald L, Cushman M, Cai J, Kamendulis L, Mackey J, He K Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
CONCLUSIONS: Long-term exposure to PM2.5 is an important risk factor for stroke. Since air quality is intimately related to everyone, policies aimed at reducing particulate matters will benefit public health a lot.
PMID: 31326714 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Environmental Research - July 14, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yuan S, Wang J, Jiang Q, He Z, Huang Y, Li Z, Cai L, Cao S Tags: Environ Res Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 2013: Intracranial Vertebrobasilar Calcification in Patients with Ischemic Stroke is a Predictor of Recurrent Stroke, Vascular Disease, and Death: A Case-Control Study
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Pikija
Intracranial artery calcification can be detected on nonenhanced brain computer tomography (NECT) and is a predictor of early vascular events. Here, we assessed the impact of vertebrobasilar artery calcification (VBC) on the long-term risk for recurrent stroke and vascular events. We performed a case-control trial of all consecutive stroke patients admitted to the University Hospital of Maribor, Slovenia over a period of 14 months. VBC was defined as presence of a hyperdense area within vertebrobasilar arteries that exceeds > 90 Hounsfield units as seen on NECT. Clinical follow-up information w...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 17, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Magdi č Cmor Kaube Hojs Fabjan Hauer Sellner Pikija Tags: Article Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 8178: Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms in Korean Adult Stroke Survivors: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV –VII (2007–2018)
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 8178: Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms in Korean Adult Stroke Survivors: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV–VII (2007–2018)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18158178
Authors:
Hong
Lee
Lee
Kim
Kang
Depressive symptoms are common in stroke survivors, and they are associated with poor outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the depressive symptoms in stroke survivors and the risk factors for depressive symptoms in stroke survivors. We included 33,991 participants who were 19 years or ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 2, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hong Lee Lee Kim Kang Tags: Article Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 11110: Estimating the Burden of Stroke: Two-Year Societal Costs and Generic Health-Related Quality of Life of the Restore4Stroke Cohort
Conclusions: The non-healthcare costs have a substantial impact on the first- and second-year total societal costs post-stroke. Therefore, to obtain a complete picture of all the relevant costs related to a stroke, a societal perspective with a follow-up of at least two years is highly recommended. Additionally, more research is needed to investigate the decline in QoL found in stroke patients above the age of 75 years.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - September 5, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ghislaine van Mastrigt Caroline van Heugten Anne Visser-Meily Leonarda Bremmers Silvia Evers Tags: Article Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 12, Pages 12618-12627: Lower Risk of Stroke after Deformity Surgery: Long Term Benefit Demonstrated by a National Cohort Study
Conclusions: In this national cohort of more than 13,000 ASD patients covering 10 years, stroke was approximately 25% less likely to happen in patients who underwent spinal fusion surgery than those who received medical management. Therefore, spinal fusion surgery may provide a protective effect against stroke in adult patients with spinal deformity.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 12, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Liang-Chung HuangWu-Fu ChungShih-Wei LiuPeng-Yuan ChangLi-Fu ChenJau-Ching WuYu-Chun ChenWen-Cheng HuangLaura LiuHenrich ChengSu-Shun . Tags: Article Source Type: research
Home-making after stroke. A qualitative study among Dutch stroke survivors.
In conclusion, each stroke survivor faces a different struggle to accommodate a changed self in a house that does not feel like home anymore. These findings imply that stroke rehabilitation services need to address the individual and everyday challenges that stroke survivors and their families face at home, to improve their sense of home and well-being.
PMID: 26702961 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Health and Place - December 15, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Meijering L, Nanninga CS, Lettinga AT Tags: Health Place Source Type: research
Relationship of meteorological factors and acute stroke events in Kaunas (Lithuania) in 2000-2010.
Abstract
Some researchers have hypothesised that meteorological factors may have an impact on acute cerebrovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine an impact of some meteorological factors on occurrence of acute cerebrovascular events in the middle-aged Kaunas population. Kaunas stroke register data were used. Data on meteorological factors for the time period from 2000 to 2010 were obtained from the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service Kaunas Meteorological Station. We analysed 4038 cases with stroke. Ischemic strokes composed 80.4% and haemorrhagic strokes-19.6%. According to Poisson regressio...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - February 22, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tamasauskiene L, Rastenyte D, Radisauskas R, Tamosiunas A, Tamasauskas D, Vaiciulis V, Kranciukaite-Butylkiniene D, Milinaviciene E Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 215: Study of Stroke Incidence in the Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
hamsun Khalil
Recent data regarding first-stroke incidence in Saudi Arabia in general and in the Aseer region in particular are scarce and even lacking. The aim of this work was to study the first-time stroke incidence in the Aseer region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. All first-stroke patients admitted to all hospitals in the Aseer region over a one-year period (January through December 2016) were included. Stroke patients outside the Aseer region were excluded from the study. The incidence per 100,000 patients and the concomitant 95% CI (Confidence Intervals) were computed. The present study included 1249 first-time str...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - January 26, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Adel Alhazzani Ahmed Mahfouz Ahmed Abolyazid Nabil Awadalla Razia Aftab Aesha Faraheen Shamsun Khalil Tags: Article Source Type: research
Estimating the acute effects of fine and coarse particle pollution on stroke mortality of in six Chinese subtropical cities.
Abstract
While increasing evidence suggested that PM2.5 is the most harmful fraction of the particle pollutants, the health effects of coarse particles (PM10-2.5) have been inconclusive, especially on cerebrovascular diseases, we thus evaluated the effects of PM10, PM2.5, and PM10-2.5 on stroke mortality in six Chinese subtropical cities using generalized additive models. We also conducted random-effects meta-analyses to estimate the overall effects across the six cities. We found that PM10, PM2.5, and PM10-2.5 were significantly associated with stroke mortality. Each 10 μg/m3 increase of PM10, PM2.5 and PM10-2...
Source: Environmental Pollution - May 8, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Wang X, Qian Z, Wang X, Hong H, Yang Y, Xu Y, Xu X, Yao Z, Zhang L, Rolling CA, Schootman M, Liu T, Xiao J, Li X, Zeng W, Ma W, Lin H Tags: Environ Pollut Source Type: research
Case-crossover analysis of short-term particulate matter exposures and stroke in the health professionals follow-up study.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides evidence that ambient PM10 may be associated with higher risk of ischemic stroke and highlights that ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are heterogeneous outcomes that should be treated as such in analyses related to air pollution.
PMID: 30641259 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Environment International - January 11, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fisher JA, Puett RC, Laden F, Wellenius GA, Sapkota A, Liao D, Yanosky JD, Carter-Pokras O, He X, Hart JE Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1828: Stroke Prediction with Machine Learning Methods among Older Chinese
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Timely stroke diagnosis and intervention are necessary considering its high prevalence. Previous studies have mainly focused on stroke prediction with balanced data. Thus, this study aimed to develop machine learning models for predicting stroke with imbalanced data in an elderly population in China. Data were obtained from a prospective cohort that included 1131 participants (56 stroke patients and 1075 non-stroke participants) in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Data balancing techniques including random over-sampling (ROS), random under-sampling (RUS), and synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) were used...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 11, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yafei Wu Ya Fang Tags: Article Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1944: Stroke to Dementia Associated with Environmental Risks —A Semi-Markov Model
Conclusion: Experiments showed that the proposed semi-Markovian model outperformed other benchmark diagnosis algorithms (i.e., linear regression, decision tree, random forest, and support vector machine), with a high R2 of 90%. The proposed model also facilitated an accurate prognosis on the transition time of stroke from chronic diseases to dementias against environmental risks and rehabilitation factors.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 15, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kung-Jeng Wang Chia-Min Lee Gwo-Chi Hu Kung-Min Wang Tags: Article Source Type: research
Stroke epidemiology based on experience from Krasnik county in eastern Poland.
CONCLUSIONS: Women aged around 78-years-old were the most likely to suffer a stroke. In men, it occurred eight years earlier. Despite residents of urban areas being hospitalised due to stroke more often, deaths caused by this disease were recorded the most frequently among rural residents. It can be concluded that primary stroke prevention is the only effective measure for reducing morbidity and premature mortality in the population.
PMID: 32955229 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - September 10, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Drop B, Marek K, Marzena FN Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: research
