Clinicoradiological features of recurrent ischemic stroke: healthcare for poststroke patients

Figures & data

Table 1 CVD risk profile in the first and recurrent BI group

	First BI group (n = 302)	Recurrent BI group (n = 72)	All patients (n = 374)
Men/women	191/111	40/32	231/143
Mean age (SD) years	68.4 (12.3)	74.5 (9.8)**	69.6 (12.1)
Hypertension	186 (61.6%)	56 (77.8%)**	242 (64.7%)
Obesity	69 (22.8%)	20 (27.8%)	89 (23.8%)
Dyslipidemia	71 (23.5%)	19 (26.4%)	90 (24.1%)
Smoking history	175 (57.9%)	32 (44.4%)	207 (55.3%)
Diabetes mellitus	92 (30.5%)	22 (30.6%)	114 (30.5%)
Atrial fibrillation	66 (21.9%)	23 (31.9%)	89 (23.8%)
Prior history of CVD	76 (25.2%)	27 (37.5%)*	103 (27.5%)

Notes:

* P < 0.05;

** P < 0.01 between the first and the recurrent BI group.

Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; BI, brain infarct.

Table 2 Interval time, preventative medication and the first stroke subtypes in recurrent BI patients

	Recurrent BI (n = 72)
Mean interval (SD)	3.1 (2.3) years
≤1 year	22 (30.6%)
1–2 years	16 (22.2%)
≥2 years	34 (47.2%)
Preventative medication
Antiplatelet agents	33 (45.8%)
Aspirin	19 (26.4%)
Cilostazol	11 (15.3%)
Clopidogrel	3 (4.2%)
Warfarin	12 (16.7%)
Self-cessation	27 (37.5%)
Stroke mechanism subtypes of the first BI
LACI	25 (34.7%)
Cardioembolism	42 (58.4.%)*
Atherothrombosis	1 (1.3%)
Others	4 (5.6%)
Bamford subtypes of the first BI
LACI	25 (34.7%)
TACI	13 (18.1%)
PACI	20 (27.8%)
POCI	14 (19.4%)

Note:

* P < 0.05 between the first and the recurrent BI group.

Abbreviations: BI, Brain infarct; LACI, lacunar infarct; TACI, total anterior circulation infarct; PACI, partial anterior circulation infarct; POCI, posterior circulation infarct.

Table 3 Stroke mechanism and Bamford subtypes of the first and recurrent BI group

SM subtype	First BI group (n = 302)	Recurrent BI group (n = 72)	All patients (n = 374)
LACI	107 (35.5%)	25 (34.7%)	132 (35.3%)
Cardioembolism	66 (21.9%)	23 (31.9%)	89 (23.8%)
Atherothrombosis	49 (16.1%)	9 (12.5%)	58 (15.5%)
Others	80 (26.5%)	15 (20.9%)	95 (25.4%)
BS
LACI	107 (35.5%)	25 (34.7%)	132 (35.3%)
TACI	27 (8.9%)	4 (5.6%)	31 (8.3%)
PACI	93 (30.8%)	23 (31.9%)	116 (31.0%)
POCI	75 (24.8%)	20 (27.8%)	95 (25.4%)

Abbreviations: BI, brain infarct; BS, Bamford subtype; LACI, lacunar infarct; TACI, total anterior circulation infarct; PACI, partial anterior circulation infarct; POCI, posterior circulation infarct, SM, stroke mechanism.