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(Circulation. 1967;36:394.)
© 1967 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Cerebrovascular Disease in an Elderly Population

JOHN L. CUTLER M.D., PH.D.¹

¹ From the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and the San Francisco Field and Training Station, Heart Disease Control Program of the U.S. Public Health Service.

A sample of residents of a retirement community was investigated for symptoms and signs thought to be premonitory of stroke, as the initial step in a study of factors that predict the occurrence of stroke. Persons who had experienced a prior stroke reported a number of symptoms more frequently than did persons who had not had a stroke. The stroke group had a higher prevalence of cervical bruits, higher mean blood pressures, and significantly more abnormal electrocardiograms. There were no differences for cholesterol or hemoglobin.

Key Words: Stroke • Cholesterol • Blood pressure • Hemoglobin • Coronary disease • Abnormal electrocardiograms