Contribution of Stroke to Long-Term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Mexico City.
Enrique Gomez-FigueroaJosé Luis Ruiz-SandovalAndrea Margarita De Alba-SánchezOmar Cárdenas-SáenzCarlos Zúñiga-RamírezRaúl Amavisca-EspinosaFátima Macías-OrtizAmado Jimenez-RuizPublished in: Neurology (2024)
This study confirms stroke's association with higher mortality rates, especially from cardiac, renal, and pulmonary causes in Mexico. It underscores the elevated prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities and adverse socioeconomic profiles among participants who had stroke and those who died with a history of stroke.