Risk, Clinical Course, and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: A Multicenter Cohort Study.
Wouter M SluisMarijke LinschotenJulie E BuijsJohannes Matthijs BiesbroekHeleen M den HertogTessa RibbersDennis J NieuwkampReinier C van HouwelingenAndreas DiasIngeborg W M van UdenJoost P KerklaanH Paul BienfaitSarah E VermeerSonja W de JongMariam AliMarieke J H WermerMarieke T de GraafPaul J A M BrouwersFolkert W. AsselbergsL Jaap KappelleH Bart van der WorpAnnemijn M Algranull nullPublished in: Stroke (2021)
In this multicenter cohort study, the cumulative incidence of acute ischemic stroke in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was ≈2%, with a higher risk in patients treated at an intensive care unit. The majority of stroke patients had a poor outcome. The association between ischemic stroke and pulmonary embolism warrants further investigation.
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