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Lee, Son, Kim, Kim, Bae, and Song: Clinical Study on the Patients with Cerebrovascular Accident and Myocardial Infarction
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Korean Circulation Journal

Korean Circulation Journal 1985; 15(2): 247-253.

Published online: 30 June 1985

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1985.15.2.247

Clinical Study on the Patients with Cerebrovascular Accident and Myocardial Infarction

Chong lk Lee, M.D., Young Jin Son, M.D., Kwon Sam Kim, M.D., Myung Shick Kim, M.D., Jong Hoa Bae, M.D., Jung Sang Song, M.D.

Copyright © 1985 The Korean Society of Circulation

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Abstract

Thirty patients who coincided with CVA and MI, from january 1980 to August 1984, at Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, were studied.
And the following results were obtained;
1) The ratio of male to female was 2:1. The average age was 61.6 years. The in-hospital mortality rate was higher than cerebrovascular accident or myocardial infarction alone.
2) The most common risk factor was hypertension(83%), smoking(64%), hyperlipidemia(57%) and diabetes mellitus(33%) in order of frequency.
3) Fifteen cases of 30 patients had acute episode of MI and CVA during hospitalization and showed highest in -hospital mortality rate(66.7%).
4) There was no difference in mortality rate between cereral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage.

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