Clinical Study on the Patients with Cerebrovascular Accident and Myocardial Infarction.
10.4070/kcj.1985.15.2.247
- Author:
Chong Ik LEE
;
Young Jin SON
;
Kwon Sam KIM
;
Myung Shick KIM
;
Jong Hoa BAE
;
Jung Sang SONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Female;
Hospital Mortality;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Infarction;
Internal Medicine;
Male;
Mortality;
Myocardial Infarction*;
Risk Factors;
Stroke*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1985;15(2):247-253
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thirty patients who coincided with CVA and MI, from january 1980 to August 1984, at Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, were studied. And the following results were obtained; 1) The ratio of male to female was 2:1. The average age was 61.6 years. The in-hospital mortality rate was higher than cerebrovascular accident or myocardial infarction alone. 2) The most common risk factor was hypertension(83%), smoking(64%), hyperlipidemia(57%) and diabetes mellitus(33%) in order of frequency. 3) Fifteen cases of 30 patients had acute episode of MI and CVA during hospitalization and showed highest in -hospital mortality rate(66.7%). 4) There was no difference in mortality rate between cereral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage.
