Abstract
There is a higher risk of stroke after suffering from balance disorders (BDs) such as vertigo or dizziness. The causal relationship remains unclear due to the limited scope of the existing studies and the high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in BD patients. The objective of this study is to clarify the role that BDs seem to have in the development of acute cerebrovascular accidents (ACAs). This is an observational prospective study. The CVRFs and demographic factors of a sample of our population were noted. Five clusters of patients were tracked over the course of 2 years to detect and diagnose BDs and ACAs. The causal relationships between the CVRFs, BDs and ACAs were analyzed in a univariate analysis. A logistic regression multivariant analysis was performed on those variables that reached statistical significance. The sample included 7886 participants and 31 ACAs were recorded. CVRFs that reached statistical significance included age ≥ 60, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation and previous ACAs. The relationship between BDs and ACAs always reached statistical significance, regardless of how the BD variable was defined. Five different multivariate analyses...Continue Reading
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