Stroke-related mortality in a tertiary care hospital in Andalusia: Analysis and reflections

Factors affecting complications and mortality of stroke patients in Stroke Care Unit

“…According to a report by the national institute of heart, lung, and blood (NIH: National Institutes of Health), the major risk factors of stroke are as follows: HTN (Hypertension), DM (Diabetes Mellitus), heart and blood vessel diseases, high LDL cholesterol levels, smoking, brain aneurysms and AVM (Arteriovenous Malformations), infections, inflammatory diseases and age (4)(5)(6). Additionally, based on the origin and the cause of the lesion, stroke is divided into hemorrhagic, atherosclerotic ischemic, and embolic ischemic stroke; hemorrhagic stroke itself include intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage (7,8).…”