Author(s): XU Cuiping, ZHU Meirong, LUO Rui, TANG Dan, NING Bo, YANG Yan, ZHONG Li, LI Wei, YANG Fei
Pages: 729-732
Year: 2013 Issue:  12
Journal: Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases
Keyword:  Secondary prevention; Stroke registry; Cerebral infarction;
Abstract: Objective To investigate the current status of secondary prevention of cerebral infarction in Longquanyi District of Chengdu. Methods Prospective Investigation on the secondary prevention was conducted in 94 pa-tients with cerebral infarction at 3, 12 and 24 months following stroke. Results The percentages of patients receiving anti-platelet therapy, antihypertensive treatment, antidiabetic drug treatment and statin therapy were 96.8%, 92.1%, 91.7%and 63.8%at hospital discharge, 79.8%, 88.9%, 91.7%and 55.3%at 3 months, 76.1%, 75.0%and 41.4%, 63.8%at 12 months and 33.0%, 71.4%;58.3%and 22.3%at 24 months, respectively. None of stroke patients with atrial fibrillation re-ceived anticoagulation therapy. Conclusion There is a large gap between the current practice of secondary prevention and guideline in patients with cerebral infarction in Longquanyi District of Chengdu.