Stroke in the Middle-East and North Africa: A 2-year prospective observational study of stroke characteristics in the region-Results from the Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke (SITS)-Middle-East and North African (MENA).
Suhail Al RuknMichael V MazyaFaycal HentatiSamia Ben SassiFatma NabliZakharia SaidBelahsen FaouziHusnain HashimFoad Abd-AllahBenhan MansouriSelma KesraouiSouheil GebeilyHusen AbdulrahmanNaveed AkhtarNiaz AhmedNils WahlgrenHany ArefMohammed AlmekhlafiTiago T P MoreiraPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2019)
MENA patients are slightly younger, have a higher prevalence of diabetes and slightly more severe ischemic strokes, commonly of atherosclerotic or microvascular etiology. Admission into stroke units and long-term follow-up need to be improved. It is suspected that cardiac embolism and atrial fibrillation are currently underdiagnosed in MENA countries.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- emergency department
- cerebral ischemia
- cardiovascular disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- left ventricular
- healthcare
- pulmonary embolism
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk factors
- metabolic syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute coronary syndrome
- brain injury
- prognostic factors
- tertiary care
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- adipose tissue
- blood brain barrier
- skeletal muscle
- oxidative stress
- mitral valve