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Does the progeny of premature ischemic stroke sufferers need intensive interest of physicians oriented toward primary prevention? A pilot study.
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PMID:  20453653     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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BACKGROUND: Few studies focus on the progeny of stroke patients with respect to the occurrence of other potential risk factors.
METHODS: The study group covered 60 males and 62 females whose parents had suffered premature ischemic stroke (PIS); the control group comprised of 41 males and 47 females whose parents had no history of premature vascular event (mean age: 28.4 and 27.1 years, respectively). Examination of both the groups consisted of evaluation of their diet, measurement of arterial blood pressure and body mass index (BMI). Moreover, blood test was carried out and concentration of biochemical stroke risk factors was determined.
RESULTS: The adult progeny of parents with a history of PIS followed a deficient, unbalanced, and nonvaried diet. Their average blood pressure and BMI reached higher values, compared with the results obtained in the control group (125.7±16.06 vs. 122.64±10.83 mmHg; 24.27±3.98 vs. 22.54±2.69 kg/m, respectively; P<0.05). The same applies to average concentrations of the triglycerides 1.22±0.76 vs. 1.06±0.54 mmol/l; total cholesterol (5.34±1.16 vs. 4.82±0.89 mmol/l), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (2.95±0.97 vs. 2.52±0.73 mmol/l), total homocysteine (11.22±4.22 vs. 10.18±2.45 μmol/l), and fibrinogen (2.91±0.68 vs. 2.78±0.6 g/l) (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION: Adult children of PIS sufferers show different stroke risk factor profiles than the control group. It may indicate a need for preventive activities for this group in the future. Family occurrence of stroke requires further detailed studies on a larger cohort of patients from risk group.
Authors:
Artur Mierzecki; Małgorzata Kozłowska-Wojciechowska; Hanna Bukowska; Magdalena Makarewicz-Wujec; Krystyna Honczarenko; Kornel Chełstowski; Maria Jastrzębska; Marta Masztalewicz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1741-8275     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101192000     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  725-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Independent Laboratory of Family Physician Education, Pomeranian Medical University, ul. Rybacka 1, Szczecin, Poland. roklr@sci.pam.szczecin.pl
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