Original scientific paper
Incidence of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in Croatia: A Population Based Study
Dragutin Kadojić
; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Vida Demarin
; Department of Neurology, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Marinko Dikanović
; Department of Neurology, "Dr. Josip Benčević" General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Ivo Lušić
; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia
Lidija Tuškan-Mohar
; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Zlatko Trkanjec
; Department of Neurology, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Mihaljević
; Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Mira Kadojić
; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Milan Bitunjac
; Department of Neurology, "Dr. Josip Benčević" General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Željko Vranješ
; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this population based neuroepidemiological study was to establish the real incidence rate of acute cerebrovascular disease (CVD): stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the Republic of Croatia. Multicentric study included 89 501 persons of all ages in four regional centres in Croatia: Zagreb, Osijek + Slavonski Brod, Rijeka and Split. The following incidence rates of stroke, expressed at population of 100 000, have been established: Zagreb 290.52, Osijek + Slavonski Brod 302.14, Rijeka 219.39, Split 195.82. Incidence rate of stroke for the Republic of Croatia is 251.39. The following incidence rates of TIA, expressed at population of 100 000, have been established: Zagreb 87.15, Osijek + Slavonski Brod 156.53, Rijeka 90.11, Split 59.10. Incidence rate of TIA for the Republic of Croatia is 100.55. In the continental part of Croatia (Zagreb, Osijek + Slavonski Brod) incidence rate of stroke is higher by 45%, while incidence rate of TIA is higher by 82% than in the coastal part of Croatia, probably due to different lifestyle and environmental factors. The study has shown relatively high incidence rates of acute CVD (stroke and TIA) in the Republic of Croatia, which proves that CVD are a great public health problem.
Keywords
cerebrovascular disorders; stroke; transient ischemic attack; incidence; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
166365
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Publication date:
20.11.2015.
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