Abstract
J-TRACE is a nationwide multi-center cooperative study to prospectively observe vascular events during 2 to 4 years of period in patients with stroke, MI and atrial fibrillation (afib), which are three major thromboembolic diseases. Until July 24, 2006, 6, 163 patients have been registered at 273 sites. We analyzed interim results of the baseline data.
History of stroke (14.1 %) was far more common than history of MI (2.9%) in stroke patients, while history of stroke (6.3%) was less frequent than history of MI (8.2%) in MI patients. History of stroke (15.1%) was far more frequent than history of MI (3.7%) in afib patients. Hypertension was the most frequent risk factor (71.8%) in stroke patients, while hypercholesterolemia was the most frequent risk factor (64.2%) in MI patients. Average number of risk factors was higher in MI patients (2.32) than in stroke patients (1.87). Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, history of MI, and age >75 years were more frequent in afib patients with than without history of stroke. Patients with more than two of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia in addition to obesity were more frequent among patients with MI (23.6%) than stroke (14.1%) or afib (13.1%) patients.
