The Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Swedish Population-Based Cohort Study.
John Moshtaghi-SvenssonIngrid E LundbergMia Von EulerElizabeth V ArkemaMarie HolmqvistPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Our findings indicate that the risk of both ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke is increased in patients with IIMs, but it should be kept in mind that stroke is a rare event. Focus on prevention should be directed toward groups with the highest absolute risk, especially older patients.