Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Elderly Patients with Post-stroke Hypertension
- VernacularTitle:高龄卒中后高血压患者的临床特征与危险因素分析
- Author:
Xiu-li YANG
;
Xiao-wei MA
;
Xiao LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
elderly patients, post-stroke hypertension, clinical analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2006;12(8):665-666
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features and risk factors of elderly hospitalized patients with post-stroke hypertension (PSH).MethodsThe data including sex, age and blood pressure of 300 elderly PSH patients were analyzed retrospectively to find out the influence factors related to PSH.ResultsCompared with younger patients, the elderly patients had lower incidence of limb paralysis, disturbance of consciousness, while high frequency of headache and emesis on admission; hypertension, diabetes, smoking and alcohol abuse were significantly less frequent, while coronary heart disease and pneumonia were more common in elderly patients. Blood pressure especially systolic pressure of elderly PSH patients raised obviously .ConclusionElderly stroke patients have distinctive risk factors and clinical features, which are different from younger patients.
