Diabetes and Poor Outcomes Within 6 Months After Acute Ischemic Stroke: The China National Stroke Registry
First author:Qian Jia
Corresponding author:Yongjun Wang
2011-08-18
Journal:Stroke
Publication type: Original Contributions
IF(IF): 7.914
PMID: 21852614 Link To Pubmed Full text Download
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke. However,controversy exists with regard to the impact of DM on prognosis after ischemic stroke in the Chinese population. We investigated the associations betweenDMand death, dependency, and stroke recurrence in patients after ischemic stroke onset in a nationwide, prospective registry, the China National Stroke Registry.