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First-Ever Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rates in a Population-Based Study in Argentina.

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Bahit, MC; Coppola, ML; Riccio, PM; Cipriano, LE; Roth, GA; Lopes, RD; Feigin, VL; Borrego Guerrero, B; De Martino, M; Díaz, A; Ferrante, D ...
Published in: Stroke
June 2016

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Epidemiological data about stroke are scarce in low- and middle-income Latin-American countries. We investigated annual incidence of first-ever stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) and 30-day case-fatality rates in a population-based setting in Tandil, Argentina. METHODS: We prospectively identified all first-ever stroke and TIA cases from overlapping sources between January 5, 2013, and April 30, 2015, in Tandil, Argentina. We calculated crude and standardized incidence rates. We estimated 30-day case-fatality rates. RESULTS: We identified 334 first-ever strokes and 108 TIAs. Age-standardized incidence rate per 100 000 for Segi's World population was 76.5 (95% confidence interval [CI], 67.8-85.9) for first-ever stroke and 25.1 (95% CI, 20.2-30.7) for first-ever TIA, 56.1 (95% CI, 48.8-64.2) for ischemic stroke, 13.5 (95% CI, 9.9-17.9) for intracerebral hemorrhage, and 4.9 (95% CI, 2.7-8.1) for subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke incidence was slightly higher for men (87.8; 95% CI, 74.6-102.6) than for women (73.2; 95% CI, 61.7-86.1) when standardized for the Argentinean population. Thirty-day case-fatality rate was 14.7% (95% CI, 10.8-19.5) for ischemic stroke, 24.1% (95% CI, 14.2-36.6) for intracerebral hemorrhage, and 1.9% (95% CI, 0.4-5.8) for TIA. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the first prospective population-based stroke and TIA incidence and case-fatality estimate in Argentina. First-ever stroke incidence was lower than that reported in previous Latin-American studies, but first-ever TIA incidence was higher. Thirty-day case-fatality rates were similar to those of other population-based Latin-American studies.

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Stroke

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EISSN

1524-4628

Publication Date

June 2016

Volume

47

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1640 / 1642

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Time Factors
  • Stroke
  • Prospective Studies
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient
  • Incidence
  • Humans
 

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Bahit, M. C., Coppola, M. L., Riccio, P. M., Cipriano, L. E., Roth, G. A., Lopes, R. D., … Sposato, L. A. (2016). First-Ever Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rates in a Population-Based Study in Argentina. Stroke, 47(6), 1640–1642. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.013637
Bahit, M Cecilia, Mariano L. Coppola, Patricia M. Riccio, Lauren E. Cipriano, Gregory A. Roth, Renato D. Lopes, Valery L. Feigin, et al. “First-Ever Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rates in a Population-Based Study in Argentina.Stroke 47, no. 6 (June 2016): 1640–42. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.013637.
Bahit MC, Coppola ML, Riccio PM, Cipriano LE, Roth GA, Lopes RD, et al. First-Ever Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rates in a Population-Based Study in Argentina. Stroke. 2016 Jun;47(6):1640–2.
Bahit, M. Cecilia, et al. “First-Ever Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rates in a Population-Based Study in Argentina.Stroke, vol. 47, no. 6, June 2016, pp. 1640–42. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.013637.
Bahit MC, Coppola ML, Riccio PM, Cipriano LE, Roth GA, Lopes RD, Feigin VL, Borrego Guerrero B, De Martino M, Díaz A, Ferrante D, Funaro F, Lavados P, Lewin ML, López DH, Macarrone P, Marciello R, Marino D, Martens C, Martínez P, Odriozola G, Rabinstein AA, Saposnik G, Silva D, Suasnabar R, Truelsen T, Uzcudun A, Viviani CA, Sposato LA. First-Ever Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rates in a Population-Based Study in Argentina. Stroke. 2016 Jun;47(6):1640–1642.

Published In

Stroke

DOI

EISSN

1524-4628

Publication Date

June 2016

Volume

47

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1640 / 1642

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Time Factors
  • Stroke
  • Prospective Studies
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient
  • Incidence
  • Humans