Determinants of stroke among adult hypertensive patients on follow up in Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia: A case control study.
Feyisa TeshomeBayisa Abdissa BayeWekashi WiliMeseret IfaGuta KunePublished in: PloS one (2024)
Cigarette smoking, alcohol use, non-adherence to medication, uncontrolled systolic pressure, uncontrolled diastolic blood pressure, high low-density lipoprotein, and diabetic mellitus were determinants of stroke. Providing health education about lifestyle changes and the consequences of hypertension at all follow-up is very important.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- hypertensive patients
- healthcare
- low density lipoprotein
- atrial fibrillation
- heart rate
- mental health
- public health
- metabolic syndrome
- blood glucose
- physical activity
- weight loss
- left ventricular
- emergency department
- cerebral ischemia
- young adults
- climate change
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- ejection fraction
- blood brain barrier
- health promotion