Incident ischaemic stroke and Type 2 diabetes: trends in incidence and case fatality in Scotland 2004-2013.

Stephanie H ReadD A McAllisterH M ColhounB FarranC FischbacherJ J KerssensG P LeeseR S LindsayR J McCrimmonS McGurnaghanS PhilipN SattarS H Wildnull null

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2017)

Ischaemic stroke incidence declined no faster in people with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes than in people without diabetes. Increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes among stroke patients may mean that declines in case fatality over time will be less marked in the future.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
current status