Carotid Doppler Findings and Risk Factors in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Abstract

Information and data were collected from several different hospitals in Iraq for patients suffering from ischemic stroke. The total number of patients was 140, including 130 patients. Written consent was obtained from all patients for the purpose of publishing this study. The research was designed according to a cross-sectional study of a group of patients ranging in age from 30 to 65 years in Iraq. The primary information collected included age, height, weight, and body mass index, as well as the type and location of plaque. A demographic and statistical analysis was conducted on the data extracted from patients using the IBM SOFT SPSS 22 program. In addition, the fees were generated using the Microsoft Excel 2013 program. Statistical relationships were established between the elements of this study. Furthermore, the risk factors for patients were identified using the value of logistic regression.

The research was conducted on Iraqi patients from various towns, with different prevalence rates for strokes resulting from various factors that predispose them. High blood pressure emerged as the most dangerous factor in the aged, with a significant prevalence in various areas of Iraq.

According to the literature, the risk factors associated with carotid artery disease with stroke include age, with a range of 1.1-1.4, with a value of 1.2. The results indicated that the prevalence of hypertension was 3.3 (95% CI: 2.981-4.21), with a P-value of 0.21. The prevalence of diabetes was 3.5 (95% CI: 2.81-4.2), with a P-value of <0.001. The prevalence of carotid bulb disease was 2.2 (95% CI: 1.934-3.1), with a P-value of <0.001.