Stroke Recurrence and Long-Term Mortality

Ten-year data from Denmark reinforce the substantial risks for recurrence and mortality after either ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage.

The risk for recurrence in patients with either ischemic stroke (IS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is substantial, especially with poor risk factor control. The impact of a first stroke versus a recurrent stroke on future events has not been well studied. These authors used national health registries in Denmark to assess the 1-, 5-, and 10-year stroke recurrence rates, as well as 1- and 10-year mortality. Mortality was compared between a first stroke and a recurrent stroke. The authors also examined the effects of age, sex, and the Essen risk score on the rate of future events.

Patient information was collected from May 2004 through 2018, totaling 105,397 IS cases (median age, 72) and 13,350 ICH cases (median age, 73), with a slight prep…

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Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

Stroke Recurrence and Long-Term Mortality

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