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BACKGROUND: The aim of this cross-sectional, multicenter survey was: 1) To investigate the level of control of cardiovascuar risk factors in patients with a previous stroke. 2) To know the pharmacological therapy used to attain the control. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data obtained from a total of 955 patients were included in the analysis.. There were evaluated cardiovascular risk factors, parameters related to the degree of control, analytical parameters, antropometric and pharmacological indicated treatment. RESULTS: The majority (61%) had suffered an ischemic stroke and 97.7% presented at least one associated cardiovascular risk factor, being hypertension (84.8%) and dyslipidemia (61.8%) the most frequent. Other factors were abdominal obesity (42.9%), diabetes mellitus (35.6%) and smoking (25.1%). Only 1.2% of the patients presented an adequate control of all cardiovascular risk factors. Only 17.6% had a well controlled blood pressure and in 29.8% LDL-cholesterol was well controlled. In 50.2% of diabetic patients HbA1c was well controlled. Angiotensin receptor blockers were the most widely used antihypertensive drugs (57.6%) while thiazide diuretics were prescribed in 33.4%. Statins were prescribed in 72.8% of patients and metformin, aspirin and acenocumarol in 30.2%, 57.3%, and 15.0% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, in patients with a past history of stroke arterial hypertension is the most common cardiovascular risk factor and the control of these factors requires an improvement.
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control , Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones , Anciano , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Atención Primaria de Salud , Factores de Riesgo , EspañaAsunto(s)
Unidades Hospitalarias , Hospitalización , Medicina Interna , Atención Ambulatoria , Diagnóstico , HumanosRESUMEN
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Humanos , Accidente Cerebrovascular/prevención & control , Prevención Primaria , Prevención Secundaria , Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología , Factores de Riesgo , Estilo de VidaRESUMEN
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