Trends in Long-Term Survival After Stroke

A reduction in 5-year mortality was seen over a 3-decade period for ischemic stroke but not for intracerebral hemorrhage.

Both ischemic stroke (IS) and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are associated with increased long-term mortality. In addition, both types of stroke are more common in Black people than white people. Several studies have reported on trends in 3-month survival, but data on longer-term outcomes are needed. Now, investigators from the well-known Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study have reviewed local stroke surveillance data from a racially mixed metropolitan area. The first time of assessment was 1993/1994 and the latest was 2015. They assessed premorbid functional status with the modified Rankin Scale and determined death from the National Death Index.

Over the study period, 8428 cases of IS were analyzed (median age, 72 years; 56%…

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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

Trends in Long-Term Survival After Stroke

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