Evaluation of Risk Factors in Patients with Ischaemic Stroke

Abstract

Background and objectives: Stroke is a significant public health issue; it is the second biggest cause of death in the world, behind heart disease, and the main cause of long-term impairment. The therapy of people with ischemic stroke is still ineffective, and stroke prevention is a preferable choice. Controlling risk factors can help to lower the occurrence of stroke. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the most prevalent risk variables in patients with ischemic stroke, as well as their prognosis. It attempts to aid in the treatment of these risk factors in order to lower the incidence of stroke in the general population. Methods: A comprehensive clinical history, extensive physical examination, and appropriate investigations were performed on 50 patients with ischemic stroke who met the inclusion criteria. Their prognosis was also evaluated throughout their hospital stay. Results: At the conclusion of the study, it was revealed that the incidence of stroke in males was 60 percent of stroke in people over the age of 60. The most common risk variables were smoking (46.0%), hypertension (40.0%), dyslipidemia (18.0%), alcohol use (16.0%), diabetes mellitus (12.0%), cardiac disorders (14.0%), tobacco chewing (8.0%), recent delivery history (2.0%), and a family history of stroke (2 percent). It was also shown that 72.3 percent of patients had multiple risk factors, of which 7.2 percent recovered completely, whereas 25.0 percent of patients with single risk factors recovered completely.Conclusion: Stroke have been shown to be more common in men than in women, and higher age (>60 years) was related with an increased risk of stroke. Smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, alcohol intake, and diabetes mellitus were the most frequent modifiable risk factors. Increasing age, male sex, and a family history of stroke were the most common non-modifiable risk variables. The amount of risk variables present influences the prognosis. It was also observed that greater age, hyperglycemia, and a number of risk variables were associated to a worse prognosis.Stroke have been shown to be more common in men than in women, and higher age (>60 years) was related with an increased risk of stroke. Smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, alcohol intake, and diabetes mellitus were the most frequent modifiable risk factors. Increasing age, male sex, and a family history of stroke were the most common non-modifiable risk variables. The amount of risk variables present influences the prognosis. It was also observed that greater age, hyperglycemia, and a number of risk variables were associated to a worse prognosis.