Reevaluation of risk factors for time to subsequent events after first stroke occurrence using a new weighted all-cause effect measure

• Main Authors: Ann-Kathrin Ozga (Author), Bernhard Rauch (Author), Frederick Palm (Author), Christian Urbanek (Author), Armin Grau (Author), Heiko Becher (Author), Geraldine Rauch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Risk diseases and risk factors for stroke include atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and elevated LDL-cholesterol. Due to modern treatment options, the impact of these risk diseases on subsequent cardiovascular events or death after a first stroke is l...