1. An unfavorable dietary pattern is associated with symptomatic ischemic stroke and carotid atherosclerosis
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François Paillard, Véronique Golfier, Guillaume Mahé, Jean-Michel De Bray, Bruno Laviolle, Thomas Ronzière, Thomas Cochery, Biologie Neurovasculaire et Mitochondriale Intégrée (BNMI), Université d'Angers (UA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Service de Neurologie [Rennes] = Neurology [Rennes], CHU Pontchaillou [Rennes], Pharmacologie du Sepsis et Choc Septique, Centre d'Investigation Clinique [Rennes] (CIC), Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Hôpital Pontchaillou-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Hôpital Pontchaillou-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Service de Pharmacologie [Rennes], CHU Pontchaillou [Rennes]-CHU Pontchaillou [Rennes], Service de neurologie [Angers], Université d'Angers (UA)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (CHU Angers), PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM), Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires [Rennes] = Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery [Rennes], and Université de Rennes (UR)-Hôpital Pontchaillou-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Hôpital Pontchaillou-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Service de Pharmacologie [Rennes]
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Carotid Artery Diseases ,Male ,MESH: Food Habits ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Gastroenterology ,Brain Ischemia ,Brain ischemia ,Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated ,Hospitals, University ,0302 clinical medicine ,MESH: Fatty Acids, Omega-3 ,Risk Factors ,MESH: Risk Factors ,Vegetables ,MESH: Diet Records ,MESH: Fatty Acids, Omega-6 ,Stroke ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex ,MESH: Middle Aged ,Cerebral infarction ,Fatty Acids ,food and beverages ,MESH: Brain Ischemia ,MESH: Life Style ,Middle Aged ,MESH: Case-Control Studies ,Diet Records ,3. Good health ,MESH: Fatty Acids ,MESH: Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated ,Female ,France ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,MESH: Fruit ,Polyunsaturated fatty acid ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,MESH: Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex ,[SDV.MHEP.CHI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Surgery ,Hospitals, General ,MESH: Stroke ,Central nervous system disease ,Duplex scanning ,03 medical and health sciences ,MESH: Diet ,Internal medicine ,Fatty Acids, Omega-6 ,Fatty Acids, Omega-3 ,medicine ,Humans ,Life Style ,MESH: Hospitals, University ,MESH: Humans ,Vascular disease ,business.industry ,MESH: Carotid Artery Diseases ,Case-control study ,MESH: Hospitals, General ,MESH: Adult ,Feeding Behavior ,medicine.disease ,MESH: Vegetables ,MESH: Male ,Surgery ,Diet ,MESH: France ,chemistry ,Case-Control Studies ,Fruit ,business ,MESH: Female ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
International audience; OBJECTIVE: Ischemic strokes represent more than 80% of total strokes in Western countries. The influence of dietary factors on ischemic stroke risk is debated mainly because available data are limited. Our objective was to compare the dietary pattern of symptomatic ischemic stroke patients under 65 years old with control subjects using a validated 14-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). We also compared symptomatic ischemic stroke patients with carotid atherosclerosis with those without according to the presence or the absence of carotid plaque defined by duplex scanning. METHODS: This was a case-control multi-center study that took place in one University hospital and two general hospitals in France. One hundred twenty-four symptomatic ischemic stroke patients (confirmation by a neurologist and imaging; 66% smokers) and 50 controls (34% smokers) without any known cardiovascular disease or previous nutritional advice were included. The main outcome measure(s) were intake scores for saturated (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA), Omega-3 polyunsaturated (Omega-3 PUFA), and Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega-6PUFA). Fruit and vegetables and an overall cardiovascular dietary score were evaluated with the FFQ. The overall cardiovascular score is calculated as (MUFA + Omega-3 PUFA + fruits and vegetables) - (SFA) scores. RESULTS: Compared with controls, ischemic stroke patients had a higher SFA score (6.6 +/- 3.0 vs 4.9 +/- 2.7; P < .001), lower scores of MUFA (0.8 +/- 0.9 vs 1.5 +/- 1.2; P < .001), Omega-3 PUFA (1.7 +/- 1.6 vs 2.2 +/- 1.5; P = .013), Omega-6PUFA (2.6 +/- 2.5 vs 3.9 +/- 2.7; P = .002), fruit and vegetables (2.9 +/- 1.7 vs 3.8 +/- 1.6; P = .005), and a lower overall dietary score (-1.2 +/- 5.0 vs 2.5 +/- 4.4; P < .001). These results remained statistically significant after adjustment for age, gender, and smoking status. Ischemic stroke patients with carotid atherosclerosis (n = 54) had a worse overall cardiovascular dietary score than those without (n = 68): -2.2 +/- 4.4 vs -0.2 +/- 5.2; P = .024. CONCLUSION: Compared with controls, ischemic stroke patients, especially those with carotid atherosclerosis, have an unfavorable dietary pattern (high SFA, low fruit and vegetables, and Omega-3 PUFA consumptions) that may have been a facilitating condition of the ischemic stroke. Dietary recommendations of a healthy diet should be useful in ischemic stroke prevention, especially in patients with cardiovascular risk factors.
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- 2010