[Long-term survival of poststroke patients and problem of the cardiovascular risk factors control according to the data of Krasnodar stroke register].

Out of 254 patients included in Krasnodar stroke register in the last half-year of 1997, 48.8% survived one year, 26.8% were alive by June 2003 and 5.

[First results of stroke register in Krasnodar].

The stroke register started in Krasnodar revealed that the age-standardized stroke morbidity in male patients was 232.3 in 1998, among female--146.6 per 100,000 (p < 0.

[Secondary stroke prophylaxis: the advantages of care in neurological center for specialized outpatient treatment].

In neurological center for specialized course outpatient treatment, a higher level of medical care, comparing to general clinics, is provided for post- stroke patients. The continuous antiaggregants intake and modern antihypertensive therapy allowed to reduce significantly a frequency of secondary stroke in comparison to standard care for such patients in general outpatient clinics (4.6% versus 24% during a year; p < 0.

[Hypertension--main risk factor of stroke. Results of a three years register in Krasnodar].

Incidence of first stroke and stroke mortality in Krasnodar in 1997-2000 were higher compared with data of similar registers in Moskva and Novosibirsk. Hospitalization rate of patients with stroke especially of those with severe stroke was low with high 28 days and 1 year mortality. Main risk factor of stroke was hypertension which in about 2 thirds of patients was classified as mild.

[Secondary prevention of stroke: advantages of work under the conditions of a neurological center using specialized course ambulatory treatment].

A neurologic center of specialized course outpatient treatment provides a higher level of medical service to patients with prior stroke as compared to general outpatient treatment. A continuous use of antiaggregants and currently available antihypertensive agents caused a considerable decrease in the incidence of recurrent stroke as compared to the conventional treatment of such patients in the outpatient setting (4.6% versus 24% during the year, p < 0.