scholarly journals Isolated Systolic Hypertension and the Long-Term Risk of Stroke: A 20-Year follow-up of the National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Stroke ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 363-363
Author(s):  
Yousef M Mohammad ◽  
Adnan Qureshi ◽  
M Fareed K Suri ◽  
Zulfiqar Ali ◽  
Lee R Guterman ◽  
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P133 Background and Purpose: Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) is frequently observed in elderly persons. The effect of ISH on the long-term risk for stroke and stroke subtypes is unclear. We performed this study to evaluate the long-term risk of stroke in persons with ISH. METHODS: We evaluated the incidence of stroke and stroke subtypes(ischemic and hemorrhagic) in a nationally representative cohort of 14,047 adults who participated in the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during the 20-year follow-up. ISH was defined as a systolic blood pressure(BP)>160mmHg and diastolic BP<90mmHg. RESULTS: A total of 376 persons with ISH, 8985 persons with normotension, and 4686 persons with classic hypertension were followed. During the follow-up period, the annual incidences of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage for patients with ISH were 1.7% and .05% respectively. After adjusting for differences in age, race,and gender, the risk for ischemic stroke was increased in persons with ISH compared to persons with normotension (odds ratio [OR]=1.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.1 to 2.2). The increased risk was similar to persons with classic hypertension (OR=1.3, 95% CI=1.03 to 1.6). The risk of intracerebral hemorrhage was increased in persons with classic hypertension (OR=3.0, 95% CI=1.5 to 7.1) but not in persons with ISH (OR=0.7, 95% CI=0.1 to 2.3). CONCLUSION: Persons with ISH are at increased risk for ischemic stroke, similar to those with classic hypertension.

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anxin Wang ◽  
Guangyao Wang ◽  
Qian Liu ◽  
Yingting Zuo ◽  
Shuohua Chen ◽  
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Abstract Background Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index was recently suggested to be a reliable surrogate marker of insulin resistance. We aim to investigate the associations between baseline and long-term TyG index with subsequent stroke and its subtypes in a community-based cohort. Methods A total of 97,653 participants free of history of stroke in the Kailuan Study were included. TyG index was calculated as ln (fasting triglyceride [mg/dL] × fasting glucose [mg/dL]/2). Baseline TyG index was measured during 2006–2007. Updated cumulative average TyG index used all available TyG index from baseline to the outcome events of interest or the end of follow up. The outcome was the first occurrence of stroke, including ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The associations of TyG index with outcomes were explored with Cox regression. Results During a median of 11.02 years of follow-up, 5122 participants developed stroke of whom 4277 were ischemic stroke, 880 intracerebral hemorrhage, and 144 subarachnoid hemorrhage. After adjusting for confounding variables, compared with participants in the lowest quartile of baseline TyG index, those in the third and fourth quartile were associated with an increased risk of stroke (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12–1.33, and adjusted HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.21–1.44, respectively, P for trend < 0.001). We also found a linear association between baseline TyG index with stroke. Similar results were found for ischemic stroke. However, no significant associations were observed between baseline TyG index and risk of intracranial hemorrhage. Parallel results were observed for the associations of updated cumulative average TyG index with outcomes. Conclusions Elevated levels of both baseline and long-term updated cumulative average TyG index can independently predict stroke and ischemic stroke but not intracerebral hemorrhage in the general population during an 11-year follow-up.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e000879
Author(s):  
Baibing Mi ◽  
Chenlu Wu ◽  
Xiangyu Gao ◽  
Wentao Wu ◽  
Jiaoyang Du ◽  
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IntroductionTo investigate the relationship between long-term change trajectory in body mass index (BMI) and the hazard of type 2 diabetes among Chinese adults.Research design and methodsData were obtained from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). Type 2 diabetes was reported by participants themselves in each survey wave. The duration of follow-up was defined as the period from the first visit to the first time self-reported type 2 diabetes, death, or other loss to follow-up from CHNS. The patterns of change trajectories in BMI were derived by latent class trajectory analysis method. The Fine and Gray regression model was used to estimate HRs with corresponding 95% CIs for type 2 diabetes.ResultsFour patterns of the trajectories of change in BMI were identified among Chinese adults, 42.7% of participants had stable BMI change, 40.8% for moderate BMI gain, 8.9% for substantial BMI gain and 7.7% for weight loss. During the follow-up with mean 11.2 years (158 637 person-years contributed by 14 185 participants), 498 people with type 2 diabetes (3.7%) occurred. Risk of type 2 diabetes was increased by 47% among people who gained BMI more substantially and rapidly (HR: 1.47, 95% CI 1.08 to 2.02, p=0.016) and increased by 20% among those in people with the moderate BMI gain (HR: 1.20, 95% CI 0.98 to 1.48, p=0.078), compared with those with stable BMI change.ConclusionsLong-term substantial gain of BMI was significantly associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in the Chinese adults.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinkunle Oye-Somefun ◽  
Jennifer L. Kuk ◽  
Chris I. Ardern

Abstract Background We examined the relationship between ratios of select biomarkers of kidney and liver function on all-cause and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, both in isolation, and in combination with metabolic syndrome (MetS), among adults (20 + years, n = 10,604). Methods Data was derived from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2016) including public-use linked mortality follow-up files through December 31, 2015. Results Select biomarker ratios of kidney (UACR or albuminuria and BUN-CR) and liver (AST-ALT and GGT-ALP) function in isolation and in combination with MetS were associated with all-cause and CHD mortality. Compared to individuals with neither elevated biomarker ratios nor MetS (HR = 1.00, referent), increased risk of all-cause mortality was observed in the following groups: MetS with elevated UACR (HR, 95% CI = 2.57, 1.99–3.33), MetS with elevated AST-ALT (HR = 2.22, 1.61–3.07), elevated UACR without MetS (HR = 2.12, 1.65–2.72), and elevated AST-ALT without MetS (HR = 1.71, 1.35–2.18); no other biomarker ratios were associated with all-cause mortality. For cause-specific deaths, elevated risk of CHD mortality was associated with MetS with elevated UACR (HR = 1.67, 1.05–2.67), MetS with elevated AST-ALT (HR = 2.80, 1.62–4.86), and elevated BUN-CR without MetS (HR = 2.12, 1.12–4.04); no other biomarker ratios were associated with CHD mortality. Conclusion Future longitudinal studies are necessary to examine the utility of these biomarker ratios in risk stratification for chronic disease management.


Author(s):  
Kok Wai Giang ◽  
Maria Fedchenko ◽  
Mikael Dellborg ◽  
Peter Eriksson ◽  
Zacharias Mandalenakis

Background Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk of developing ischemic stroke (IS) compared with controls without CHD. However, the long‐term outcomes after IS, including IS recurrence and mortality risk, remain unclear. Methods and Results We identified all patients with CHD in Sweden who were born between 1930 and 2017 using the Swedish National Patient Register and the Cause of Death Register. Ten controls without CHD were randomly selected from the general population and matched for birth year and sex for each patient with CHD. The follow‐up of the study population was performed between January 1970 and December 2017. In total, 88 700 patients with CHD (50.6% men) and 890 450 matched controls (51.0%) were included in this study. During a mean follow‐up of 25.1±22.0 years, patients with CHD had a 5‐fold higher risk of developing an index IS (hazard ratio [HR], 5.01; 95% CI, 4.81–5.22) compared with controls. However, the risk of developing a recurrent IS was lower in patients with CHD compared with controls (HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.56–0.78), an observation that persisted after adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities. Patients with CHD were also at a significantly lower risk of all‐cause mortality after index IS than controls (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.49–0.58). Conclusions Patients with CHD had a 5‐fold higher risk of developing index IS compared with matched controls. However, the risk of recurrent IS stroke and all‐cause mortality were 34% and 47% lower, respectively, in patients with CHD compared with controls.


Author(s):  
Atasoy Seryan ◽  
Middeke Martin ◽  
Johar Hamimatunnisa ◽  
Peters Annette ◽  
Heier Margit ◽  
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AbstractThe clinical significance of isolated systolic hypertension in young adults (ISHY) remains a topic of debate due to evidence ISHY could be a spurious condition resulting from exageratted pulse pressure amplification in “young tall men with elastic arteries”. Hence, we aimed to investigate whether ISHY is associated with an increased risk of cardivascular (CVD) mortality in a sample of 5597 young adults (49.8% men, 50.2% women) between 25 and 45 years old from the prospective population-based MONICA/KORA cohort. ISHY was prevalent in 5.2% of the population, affecting mostly men (73.1%), and associated with increased smoking, obesity, and hypercholesterolemia in comparison to participants with normal blood pressure (BP). Within a follow-up period of 25.3 years (SD ± 5.2; 141,768 person–years), 133(2.4%) CVD mortality cases were observed. Participants with ISHY had a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.89(1.01–3.53, p < 0.05) times higher risk of CVD mortality than participants with normal BP, even following adjustment for CVD risk factors. However, adjustment for antihypertensive medication (HR 0.46; 0.26–0.81, p < 0.001) and increasing height (HR 0.96; 0.93–0.99, p < 0.05) revealed independently protective effects against CVD mortality, suggesting that although ISHY is associated with an increased risk of CVD mortality, the protective effects of increasing height or antihypertensive medication should be considered in treatment rationale.


Stroke ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dohoung Kim ◽  
Seung-Hoon Lee ◽  
Beom Joon Kim ◽  
Keun-Hwa Jung ◽  
Kyung-Ho Yu ◽  
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Background: A few studies have suggested that stroke subtypes influence the long-term mortality following ischemic stroke. However, the outcome in patients with strokes of undetermined or other determined etiology (OD) has not yet been elucidated. Method: We prospectively enrolled acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack patients from 29 hospitals in Korea over a 9-year period. The Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) criteria was used to classify stroke subtype. Stroke of undetermined etiology was further divided into 1) 2 or more cause, 2) negative etiology, and 3) incomplete evaluation (UI). We analyzed the demographics, risk factors, duration of admission, functional outcomes at discharge, 30-day mortality, and any cause mortality after stroke. Results: A total of 38,875 patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack were included in this study. Thirty-day mortality was 3.8%, and overall mortality at the end of follow-up was 23.2%. Mean follow-up duration was 1032±780 days. Thirty-day mortality and long-term mortality was highest in UI group (14.9% and 41.4%, respectively) among all stroke subtypes. The OD and UI subtype was a powerful predictor of 30-day mortality [for OD: odds ratio (OR) 2.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.37-3.47; for UI: OR 3.30, 95% CI 2.65-4.10; large-artery atherosclerosis as a reference] after control of all possible confounders. In addition, the OD and UI subtype was an independent predictor of death during the follow-up [for OD: hazard ratio (HR) 1.81, 95% CI 1.49-2.20; for UI: HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.45-1.74; large-artery atherosclerosis as a reference]. Other independent predictors of long-term mortality were age, sex, body mass index, history of prior stroke, diabetes, dyslipidemia, NIHSS on admission, intrahospital treatment of thrombolytics, and second preventive medication at discharge. Conclusion: Our study on subgroups of undetermined and other determined etiology showed heterogenous prognosis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 558-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kartik Bhatia ◽  
Hans Kortman ◽  
Christopher Blair ◽  
Geoffrey Parker ◽  
David Brunacci ◽  
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OBJECTIVEThe role of mechanical thrombectomy in pediatric acute ischemic stroke is uncertain, despite extensive evidence of benefit in adults. The existing literature consists of several recent small single-arm cohort studies, as well as multiple prior small case series and case reports. Published reports of pediatric cases have increased markedly since 2015, after the publication of the positive trials in adults. The recent AHA/ASA Scientific Statement on this issue was informed predominantly by pre-2015 case reports and identified several knowledge gaps, including how young a child may undergo thrombectomy. A repeat systematic review and meta-analysis is warranted to help guide therapeutic decisions and address gaps in knowledge.METHODSUsing PRISMA-IPD guidelines, the authors performed a systematic review of the literature from 1999 to April 2019 and individual patient data meta-analysis, with 2 independent reviewers. An additional series of 3 cases in adolescent males from one of the authors’ centers was also included. The primary outcomes were the rate of good long-term (mRS score 0–2 at final follow-up) and short-term (reduction in NIHSS score by ≥ 8 points or NIHSS score 0–1 at up to 24 hours post-thrombectomy) neurological outcomes following mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in patients < 18 years of age. The secondary outcome was the rate of successful angiographic recanalization (mTICI score 2b/3).RESULTSThe authors’ review yielded 113 cases of mechanical thrombectomy in 110 pediatric patients. Although complete follow-up data are not available for all patients, 87 of 96 (90.6%) had good long-term neurological outcomes (mRS score 0–2), 55 of 79 (69.6%) had good short-term neurological outcomes, and 86 of 98 (87.8%) had successful angiographic recanalization (mTICI score 2b/3). Death occurred in 2 patients and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in 1 patient. Sixteen published thrombectomy cases were identified in children < 5 years of age.CONCLUSIONSMechanical thrombectomy may be considered for acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (ICA terminus, M1, basilar artery) in patients aged 1–18 years (Level C evidence; Class IIb recommendation). The existing evidence base is likely affected by selection and publication bias. A prospective multinational registry is recommended as the next investigative step.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Chichen Zhang ◽  
Shi Qiu ◽  
Haiyang Bian ◽  
Bowen Tian ◽  
Haoyuan Wang ◽  
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Abstract Objective: We evaluate the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and kidney stones. Design: We performed a cross-sectional analysis using data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Dietary intake information was assessed using first 24-HR dietary recall interviews, and the Kidney Conditions was presented by questionnaire. The primary outcome was to investigate the association between DII and incidence of kidney stones, and the secondary outcome was to assess the association between DII and nephrolithiasis recurrence. Setting: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007-2016. Participants: The study included 25984 NHANES participants, whose data on DII and kidney stones were available, of whom 2439 reported a history of kidney stones. Results: For the primary outcome, after fully multivariate adjustment, DII score is positively associated with the risk of kidney stones (OR = 1.07; 95% CI: [1.04–1.10]). Then, compared Q4 with Q1, a significant 38% increased likelihood of nephrolithiasis was observed. (OR=1.38; 95% CI: [1.19–1.60]). For the secondary outcome, the multivariate regression analysis showed that DII score is positively correlated with nephrolithiasis recurrence (OR=1.07; 95% CI: [1.00–1.15]). The results noted that higher DII scores (Q3 and Q4) are positively associated with a significant 48% and 61% increased risk of nephrolithiasis recurrence compared with the reference after fully multivariate adjustment. (OR=1.48; 95% CI: [1.07–2.05]; OR=1.61; 95% CI: [1.12–2.31]). Conclusions: Our findings revealed that increased intake of pro-inflammatory diet, as a higher DII score, is correlated with increased odds of kidney stones incidence and recurrence.


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