Examinando por Autor "AlHussain, Fawaz"

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    Practice patterns and outcomes after stroke across countries at different economic levels (INTERSTROKE): An international observational study
    (2018-05) Langhorne, Peter; O'Donnell, Martin J.; Lim Chin, Siu; Zhang, Hongye; Xavier, Denis; Avezum, Alvaro; Mathur, Nandini; Turner, Melanie; MacLeod, Mary Joan; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Damasceno, Albertino; Hankey, Graeme J.; Dans, Antonio; ElSayed, Ahmed; Mondo, Charles; Wasay, Mohammad; Czlonkowska, Anna; Weimar, Christian; Hussein Yusufali, Afzal; AlHussain, Fawaz; Lisheng, Liu; Diener, Hans Christoph; Ryglewicz, Danuta; Pogosova, Nana; Iqbal, Romaina; Diaz, Rafael; Yusoff, Khalid; Oguz, Aytekin; Wang, Xingyu; Penaherrera, Ernesto; Lanas, Fernando; Ogah, Okechukwu S.; Ogunniyi, Adesola; Iversen, Helle K.; Malaga, German; Rumboldt, Zvonko; Magazi, Daliwonga; Nilanont, Yongchai; Rosengren, Annika; Oveisgharan, Shahram; Yusuf, Salim; On behalf of the INTERSTROKE collaborators
    Background: Stroke disproportionately affects people in low-income and middle-income countries. Although improvements in stroke care and outcomes have been reported in high-income countries, little is known about practice and outcomes in low and middle-income countries. We aimed to compare patterns of care available and their association with patient outcomes across countries at different economic levels. Methods: We studied the patterns and effect of practice variations (ie, treatments used and access to services) among participants in the INTERSTROKE study, an international observational study that enrolled 13 447 stroke patients from 142 clinical sites in 32 countries between Jan 11, 2007, and Aug 8, 2015. We supplemented patient data with a questionnaire about health-care and stroke service facilities at all participating hospitals. Using univariate and multivariate regression analyses to account for patient casemix and service clustering, we estimated the association between services available, treatments given, and patient outcomes (death or dependency) at 1 month. Findings: We obtained full information for 12 342 (92%) of 13 447 INTERSTROKE patients, from 108 hospitals in 28 countries; 2576 from 38 hospitals in ten high-income countries and 9766 from 70 hospitals in 18 low and middle-income countries. Patients in low-income and middle-income countries more often had severe strokes, intracerebral haemorrhage, poorer access to services, and used fewer investigations and treatments (p<0·0001) than those in high-income countries, although only differences in patient characteristics explained the poorer clinical outcomes in low and middle-income countries. However across all countries, irrespective of economic level, access to a stroke unit was associated with improved use of investigations and treatments, access to other rehabilitation services, and improved survival without severe dependency (odds ratio [OR] 1·29; 95% CI 1·14–1·44; all p<0·0001), which was independent of patient casemix characteristics and other measures of care. Use of acute antiplatelet treatment was associated with improved survival (1·39; 1·12–1·72) irrespective of other patient and service characteristics. Interpretation: Evidence-based treatments, diagnostics, and stroke units were less commonly available or used in low and middle-income countries. Access to stroke units and appropriate use of antiplatelet treatment were associated with improved recovery. Improved care and facilities in low-income and middle-income countries are essential to improve outcomes. Funding: Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland.
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    Variations in knowledge, awareness and treatment of hypertension and stroke risk by country income level
    (BMJ Journals, 2020-12-14) O’ Donnell, Martin; Hankey, Graeme J.; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Chin, Siu Lim; Rao-Melacini, Purnima; Ferguson, John; Xavier, Denis; Lisheng, Liu; Zhang, Hongye; Pais, Prem; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Damasceno, Albertino; Langhorne, Peter; Rosengren, Annika; Dans, Antonio L.; Elsayed, Ahmed; Avezum, Alvaro; Mondo, Charles; Smyth, Andrew; Judge, Conor; Diener, Hans-Christoph; Ryglewicz, Danuta; Czlonkowska, Anna; Pogosova, Nana; Weimar, Christian; Iqbal, Romana; Diaz, Rafael; Yusoff, Khalid; Yusufali, Afzalhussein; Oguz, Aytekin; Wang, Xingyu; Penaherrera, Ernesto; Lanas, Fernando; Ogah, Okechukwu Samuel; Ogunniyi, Adensola; Iversen, Helle K.; Malaga, German; Rumboldt, Zvonko; Oveisgharan, Shahram; AlHussain, Fawaz; Daliwonga, Magazi; Nilanont, Yongchai; Yusuf, Salim; Masira
    ABSTRACT Objective Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke globally. We hypothesised that country-income level variations in knowledge, detection and treatment of hypertension may contribute to variations in the association of blood pressure with stroke. Methods We undertook a standardised case-control study in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE). Cases were patients with acute first stroke (n=13 462) who were matched by age, sex and site to controls (n=13 483). We evaluated the associations of knowledge, awareness and treatment of hypertension with risk of stroke and its subtypes and whether this varied by gross national income (GNI) of country. We estimated OR and population attributable risk (PAR) associated with treated and untreated hypertension. Results Hypertension was associated with a graded increase in OR by reducing GNI, ranging from OR 1.92 (99% CI 1.48 to 2.49) to OR 3.27 (2.72 to 3.93) for highest to lowest country-level GNI (pheterogeneity<0.0001). Untreated hypertension was associated with a higher OR for stroke (OR 5.25; 4.53 to 6.10) than treated hypertension (OR 2.60; 2.32 to 2.91) and younger age of first stroke (61.4 vs 65.4 years; p<0.01). Untreated hypertension was associated with a greater risk of intracerebral haemorrhage (OR 6.95; 5.61 to 8.60) than ischaemic stroke (OR 4.76; 3.99 to 5.68). The PAR associated with untreated hypertension was higher in lowerincome regions, PAR 36.3%, 26.3%, 19.8% to 10.4% by increasing GNI of countries. Lifetime nonmeasurement of blood pressure was associated with stroke (OR 1.80; 1.32 to 2.46). Conclusions Deficits in knowledge, detection and treatment of hypertension contribute to higher risk of stroke, younger age of onset and larger proportion of intracerebral haemorrhage in lower-income countries.