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- The Singapore Stroke Registry aims to address the lack of data on stroke in rapidly aging and diverse Asian populations by collecting comprehensive risk factor, subtype, management, and outcome information.
- Using a systematic approach to identify potential participants, the study includes diverse age and gender groups, ensuring a robust data collection process.
- The outcome of the study will provide insights into stroke incidence and mortality trends, while also exploring ethnic differences, contributing valuable information to the field of stroke epidemiology.
Article Abstract
Rationale: Because of its rapidly-growing and aging populations, the global burden of stroke will be felt most strongly in Asia. Data from Asia are scarce. Even rarer are data from multiethnic populations.
Aim: The Singapore Stroke Registry is a countrywide registry of risk factors, stroke subtypes, management and outcome of incident and recurrent stroke in multiethnic Singapore.
Methods And Design: Using a cold-pursuit design, potential subjects are identified from medical claims, hospital discharge summaries and death certificates. Standardized methods are used for case ascertainment and data recording by trained staff into standardized case report forms. All ages and both genders are included.
Study Outcome: Stroke incidence, subtypes and mortality will be calculated. Trend data will be obtained. Inter-ethnic differences will be explored.
Discussion: The Registry has many features of an 'ideal' incidence study. Previously unavailable countrywide data on an Asian population will be acquired. The unique data on inter-ethnic differences will help fill knowledge gaps in stroke epidemiology.
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