Impact of Conventional Stroke Risk Factors on Stroke in Women: An Update

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI (T.E.M.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (V.J.H.); Division of Women's Health, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (M.J., K.M.R.); Department of Medicine, Athens-Limestone Hospital, AL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, OH (D.K.); and Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL (S.C.). tracy_madsen@brown.edu.
² From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI (T.E.M.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (V.J.H.); Division of Women's Health, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (M.J., K.M.R.); Department of Medicine, Athens-Limestone Hospital, AL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, OH (D.K.); and Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL (S.C.).

Review

Tracy E Madsen et al. Stroke. 2018 Mar.

. 2018 Mar;49(3):536-542.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.018418. Epub 2018 Feb 8.

¹ From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI (T.E.M.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (V.J.H.); Division of Women's Health, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (M.J., K.M.R.); Department of Medicine, Athens-Limestone Hospital, AL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, OH (D.K.); and Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL (S.C.). tracy_madsen@brown.edu.
² From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI (T.E.M.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (V.J.H.); Division of Women's Health, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (M.J., K.M.R.); Department of Medicine, Athens-Limestone Hospital, AL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, OH (D.K.); and Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL (S.C.).

No abstract available

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; hypertension; sex characteristics; stroke; women.

References

1. Leading Causes of Death in Females United States, 2014: All females, all ages. Centers for disease control and prevention; https://www.cdc.gov/women/lcod/2014/index.htm. Accessed November 1, 2017.
1. Reeves MJ, Bushnell CD, Howard G, Gargano JW, Duncan PW, Lynch G, et al. Sex differences in stroke: Epidemiology, clinical presentation, medical care, and outcomes. The Lancet. Neurology. 2008;7:915–926. - PMC - PubMed
1. Madsen TE, Khoury J, Alwell K, Moomaw CJ, Rademacher E, Flaherty ML, et al. Sex-specific stroke incidence over time in the greater cincinnati/northern kentucky stroke study. Neurology. 2017;89:990–996. - PMC - PubMed
1. Bushnell C, McCullough LD, Awad IA, Chireau MV, Fedder WN, Furie KL, et al. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women: A statement for healthcare professionals from the american heart association/american stroke association. Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation. 2014;45:1545–1588. - PMC - PubMed
1. Yoon SS, Carroll MD, Fryar CD. Hypertension prevalence and control among adults: United states, 2011–2014. NCHS data brief. 2015:1–8. - PubMed