Arterial Stiffness in Subacute Stroke: Changing Pattern and Relationship with Functional Recovery.

Autor: Han EY; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea., Kim BR; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea. Electronic address: brkim08@gmail.com., Joo SJ; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea., Lee CS; Department of Neurosurgery, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea., Kang SY; Department of Neurology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea., Kim SY; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea., Choi JH; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea., Hyun CW; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association [J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis] 2017 May; Vol. 26 (5), pp. 922-929. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Dec 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.10.040
Abstrakt: Background: To examine changing patterns in arterial stiffness and functional outcome in patients with subacute stroke, and to determine which parameter shows a strong correlation with the reversal of arterial stiffness, during a 3-month period of comprehensive rehabilitation therapy.
Methods: This descriptive, observational cohort study enrolled 60 patients (43 male and 17 female; average age, 62.7 years), and all received conventional rehabilitation therapy, during a 3-month period. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured as an index of arterial stiffness. Functional assessments included the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), Fugl-Meyer Assessment of hemiparetic upper and lower limbs, the functional ambulatory category, the Berg balance scale, the Korean Mini-Mental Status Examination, and the Korean-Modified Barthel Index. All measurements were conducted at baseline and 1 and 3 months after stroke onset.
Results: Rehabilitation therapy resulted in a statistically significant improvement in baPWV since 3 months post stroke. Another functional outcome measure showed statistically significant improvements since 1 month after rehabilitation. Multivariable linear regression analysis revealed that a change in baPWV was significantly correlated with changes in the 6MWT.
Conclusions: Three months of comprehensive rehabilitation therapy led to statistically significant improvements in arterial stiffness and functional outcomes during the subacute phase of stroke. Thus, the comprehensive rehabilitation focused on improving gait endurance would be warranted in subacute stroke patients.
(Copyright © 2017 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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