Major cardiovascular events in patients presenting with acute stroke: a 5-year follow-up study in patients who had ischaemic stroke and stroke mimics.
Salman Al JerdiNaveed AkhtarZiyad MahfoudSaadat KamranAshfaq ShuaibPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Prior CVD significantly increases the risk of MACE and early mortality in IS or SM patients. Age, male gender, obesity, atrial fibrillation and admission National Institute of Health Stroke Scale also increases risk of MACE during follow-up. Hence, aggressive vascular risk factor modification is needed even in patients with SM.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- metabolic syndrome
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- oral anticoagulants
- emergency department
- left atrial
- public health
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- prognostic factors
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- blood brain barrier
- social media
- climate change
- mitral valve
- acute coronary syndrome