Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Disease, and Ischemic Stroke in Blacks

1998 ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
R.F. Gillum ◽  
J. Thomas ◽  
C.L. Curry
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke

scholarly journals The CHADS2 score predicts ischemic stroke in the absence of atrial fibrillation among subjects with coronary heart disease: Data from the Heart and Soul Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine C. Welles ◽  
Mary A. Whooley ◽  
Beeya Na ◽  
Peter Ganz ◽  
Nelson B. Schiller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Chads2 Score

scholarly journals Elevated anticardiolipin titer as a stroke factor in young patients in kirkuk city

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1932-1935
Author(s):  
Raad Hassan Najim ◽  
Bilal Jamal kamal
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Valvular Heart Disease ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Hemorrhagic Disease ◽  
Coronary Arterial Disease

Background: Stroke is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is the third leading cause of medical death in developed countries. Stroke can be classified into ischemic disease (80%) and hemorrhagic disease (20). Subject and methods: A case-control study done in the period extending from November 2013 to April 2014 in neuro medicine department in Azadi teaching hospital in Kirkuk city in Iraq. This study involving 2 study groups, each one of them, including 50 patients. The first group (cases) included 50 patients diagnosed as having an ischemic stroke by neurologist their ages were less than 45 years .in  another group (control), 50 patients involved admitted to the same hospital with no history of prior ischemic stroke. Results: Fifty patients with stroke of ischemic orgin and 50 controls included in the study. Table 1 summarize demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and control groups, control was older than ischemic stroke patient with no significant correlation (P-value=0.33). Gender distribution showing a significant correlation in regarding female sex in both groups (P-value=0.001). Ischemic stroke according to our findings is more prevalent in those patients with Hypertension with 66% of patients in comparison to 42% of control patients with P-value of 0.0001, diabetic patients with double percentage (72%) to those in control group (36%) with P-value of 0.0001,coronary arterial disease ,valvular heart disease and rhythm disease such as atrial fibrillation seen to be more popular  in those patients with ischemic stroke with no significant value in regarding to patients having coronary and valvular heart disease (P-value=0.11,0.21) and strongly associated with those patient presented with atrial fibrillation (P-value=0.0001). Conclusion: Elevated anticardiolipin antibodies are seen to be as an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke.

scholarly journals Atrial fibrillation risk factors in patients with ischemic stroke

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Paweł Wańkowicz ◽  
Przemysław Nowacki ◽  
Monika Gołąb-Janowska
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Lipid Metabolism Disorders

IntroductionAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart arrhythmia. The condition is known to increase the risk of ischemic stroke (IS). Classical risk factors for the development of AF include advanced age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease and lipid metabolism disorders. Importantly, these are also recognized risk factors for ischemic stroke. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate AF risk factors in patients with IS.Material and methodsThis is single-centre retrospective study which included 696 patients with acute ischemic stroke and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and 1678 patients with acute ischemic stroke without atrial fibrillation.ResultsIn this study we found – based on a univariable and multivariable logistic regression model – that compared to the patients with IS without AF, the group of patients which suffered from IS with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) had a higher proportion of patients who smoked cigarettes (OR = 15.742, p < 0.01; OR = 41.1, p < 0.01), had hypertension (OR = 5.161, p < 0.01; OR = 5.666, p < 0.01), history of previous stroke (OR = 3.951, p < 0.01; OR = 4.792, p < 0.01), dyslipidemia (OR = 2.312, p < 0.01; OR = 1.592, p < 0.01), coronary heart disease (OR = 2.306, p < 0.01; OR = 1.988, p < 0.01), a greater proportion of female patients (OR = 1.717, p < 0.01; OR = 2.095, p < 0.01), higher incidence of diabetes mellitus (OR = 1.341, p < 0.01; OR = 1.261, p = 0.106) and more patients in old age (OR = 1.084, p < 0.01; OR = 1.101, p < 0.01).ConclusionsOur study demonstrates a need for thorough and systematic monitoring of post-ischemic stroke patients in whom AF has not been detected and who display other important risk factors. Regardless of the stroke, these factors may be responsible for development of AF.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN ANTARA RIWAYAT PENYAKIT JANTUNG DENGAN TINGKAT KEPARAHAN STROKE ISKEMIK AKUT PERTAMA KALI

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignatius Ivan ◽  
Budi Riyanto Wreksoatmodjo ◽  
Octavianus Darmawan
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Stroke Severity ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Severe Stroke ◽  
History Of

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE AND SEVERITY OF ACUTE FIRST-EVER ISCHEMIC STROKEABSTRACTIntroduction: History of heart disease such as atrial  fibrillation, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure has a role on ischemic stroke severity.Aim: This research aims to find the association between history of heart disease and stroke severity using NIHSS score on acute ischemic stroke patients in Atma Jaya hospital during 2014-2018.Method: This research used cross-sectional method with two-sided fisher’s exact test. With total sampling, samples retrieved from secondary sources in Atma Jaya hospital during 2014-2018 resulting 236 subjects. Stroke severity measured by NIHSS score during admission, categorized with severe stroke (15-42) and non-severe stroke (0-14).Result: There is a significant association between history of AF (p=0.046) on first-ever ischemic stroke severity. Acute first-ever ischemic stroke patients who are  >18 years old with history of AF has a tendency of 5,2 times to have severe stroke compared with patients without AF. Other history of heart disease has no significant association towards stroke severity.Discussion: In accordance with previous research, our findings suggest a significant association between history of atrial fibrillation and acute first-ever ischemic stroke severity in which there is a tendency of more severe stroke compared wth patients without AF. Unlike previous findings, this research shows no significant association between history of heart failure and stroke severity due to limited data characteristic  of ejection fraction preventing us to include patient with ejection fraction below 30%. This limitation may also allow history of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction to be insignificant.Keywords:  Atrial  fibrillation,  heart  failure,  ischemic  stroke,  myocardial  infarction,  National  Institutes  of Health Stroke ScaleABSTRAKPendahuluan: Riwayat penyakit jantung seperti atrial fibrilasi, angina pektoris, infark miokardium, gagal jantung memiliki peran terhadap keparahan stroke iskemik.Tujuan: Mengetahui hubungan riwayat penyakit jantung dengan tingkat keparahan stroke berdasarkan skor NIHSS pada pasien stroke iskemik akut di RS Atma Jaya pada tahun 2014-2018.Metode: Penelitian potong lintang terhadap data sekunder pasien stroke iskemik pertama kali yang dirawat di RS Atma Jaya pada tahun 2014-2018. Keparahan stroke diukur berdasarkan National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) masuk dengan kategori severe stroke (skor 15-42) dan non-severe stroke (0-14). Dilakukan uji Fisher dua sisi untuk menilai hubungan.Hasil: Terdapat 236 subjek dengan mayoritas hubungan riwayat AF (p=0,046) terhadap tingkat keparahan stroke. Pasien berumur >18 tahun yang mengalami stroke iskemik akut pertama kali dengan riwayat AF akan berpeluang 5,2 kali lebih tinggi untuk mengalami severe stroke dibandingkan jika tanpa riwayat AF. Riwayat penyakit jantung lain tidak memiliki hubungan signifikan terhadap tingkat keparahan stroke.Diskusi: Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara riwayat AF terhadap tingkat keparahan stroke, terutama pada subjek dengan severe stroke jika dibandingkan pasien tanpa riwayat AF. Tidak ditemukan hubungan signifikan antara penyakit jantung yang lain dikarenakan keterbatasan data penelitian.Kata kunci: Atrial fibrilasi, gagal jantung, infark miokardium, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, stroke iskemik

scholarly journals Co-existence of ischemic stroke in Rheumatic and non-rheumatic atrial Fibrillation in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Western Nepal

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-391
Author(s):  
Ram Chandra Kafle ◽  
Girija Shankar Jha ◽  
Navaraj Paudel ◽  
Vijay Madhav Alurkar
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Rheumatic Heart Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Rheumatic Heart

Background & Objectives: Stroke is a major public health burden worldwide leading to long-term morbidity and even mortality. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and is an independent factor to increase risk of ischemic stroke. The risk of stroke further enhanced in rheumatic atrial fibrillation and affects younger population of developing countries.  The study has aimed to find out frequency of co-existence of stroke in AF and secondarily to look for age distribution of stroke and risk factors of AF.Materials & Methods: A retrospective analysis of trans-thoracic echocardiographic records of patients from 1st June 2009 to 31st June 2016 was done. Data were collected in a pre-structured proforma and analyzed.Results: Among 15767 echocardiographies, 577 (3.65%) cases were recorded to have atrial fibrillation. Mean age 65(±15) years ranging from 14 to 100 years. Rheumatic heart disease was the second most common cause of atrial fibrillation after hypertension. The co-existence of ischemic stroke was seen in 87(15.07%) cases with male to female ratio of 1:1.3. The proportion of stroke in rheumatic Atrial fibrillation was 21(18.75%) which was higher than in non-Rheumatic atrial fibrillation 66(14.2%).Conclusion: Rheumatic heart disease is contributing as second most common cause of atrial fibrillation after hypertension, nearly one fourth of total stroke and most common (93%) cause of stroke below the age of 45 years. Preventive strategies aimed at health awareness about rheumatic fever, screening programs at community level, early detection and treatment for hypertension and Rheumatic heart disease can contribute in reduction of stroke burden. 

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