Author/Authors :
Shaikh, Quratulain Nauman Aga Khan University - Fogarty International Center - International Cerebrovascular Translational Clinical Research Training Program, Stroke Research Team, Pakistan , Memon, Adeel Ali Aga Khan University - Fogarty International Center - International Cerebrovascular Translational Clinical Research Training Program, Stroke Research Team, Pakistan , Kamal, Ayeesha Kamran Aga Khan University - Fogarty International Center - International Cerebrovascular Translational Clinical Research Training Program, Stroke Research Team, Pakistan
Abstract :
Why is this study Important? Although well recognized as the major risk factor for Ischaemic strokes (IS), hypertension (HTN) has not been well considered as a risk factor for recurrence of ischaemic stroke. This study intended to discover whether HTN contributes to the recurrence of certain subtypes of Ischaemic strokes.