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Diabetes Duration Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

Posted By Physicians Weekly On May 30, 2012 @ 5:57 am In Articles,Diabetes,News Brief,Stroke | No Comments

American research suggests that diabetes duration appears to be independently associated with ischemic stroke after adjusting for risk factors. Among study participants with diabetes, the risk for stroke increased 3% each year and tripled when patients had diabetes for 10 years or longer.

Abstract: Stroke ^[1], May 2012.

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[1] Stroke: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2012/03/01/STROKEAHA.111.641381.abstract

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