Editors' note: Increasing prevalence of vascular risk factors in patients with stroke: A call to action
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In “Increasing prevalence of vascular risk factors in patients with stroke: A call to action,” the authors reported an increased prevalence in almost all vascular risk factors in their study population of stroke patients. Dr. Hsieh questions whether the inclusion of both first-ever and recurrent stroke patients in the study may account partially for the results. He also asks for clarification of the term “symptomatic carotid revascularization.” Authors Otite and Chaturvedi explain that the National Inpatient Sample database used in the study did not allow them to differentiate first-ever from recurrent stroke patients but that a sensitivity analysis from another database looking at first-ever stroke admissions from the same year found a similar high prevalence of vascular risk factors as found in their study. They also clarify their terminology.
In “Increasing prevalence of vascular risk factors in patients with stroke: A call to action,” the authors reported an increased prevalence in almost all vascular risk factors in their study population of stroke patients. Dr. Hsieh questions whether the inclusion of both first-ever and recurrent stroke patients in the study may account partially for the results. He also asks for clarification of the term “symptomatic carotid revascularization.” Authors Otite and Chaturvedi explain that the National Inpatient Sample database used in the study did not allow them to differentiate first-ever from recurrent stroke patients but that a sensitivity analysis from another database looking at first-ever stroke admissions from the same year found a similar high prevalence of vascular risk factors as found in their study. They also clarify their terminology.
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