Cardiovascular risk factors for acute stroke

Aim: to assess the prevalence of high cholesterol and triglycerides in patients with diabetes mellitus,hypertension and cerebrovascular accident. methods: this prospective study was carried out at district teaching hospital,ghazi khan medical college,dg khan from june 2014 to may 2015. a total of 150 cases were included in the study. results: ninety three (62%) patients showed isolated stroke,57(38%) showed isolated diabetes mellitus. isolated hypertension was found in 21(7%),6(2%) patients showed combined hypertension,cva and diabetes mellitus. 18(6%) patients exhibited combined hypertension and stroke. 20(6.7%) patients were having combined diabetes mellitus and hypertension and 7(2.3%) patients exhibited combined diabetes mellitus and stroke. conclusion: it is concluded from the study that more patients had increased level of cholesterol and triglyceride. the exact cause of increased cholesterol and triglyceride in present study is not known.