Prevalence and Prognostic Impact of Stroke in a National Cohort of Infective Endocarditis.

Sara Álvarez ZaballosPilar Vazquez AlenPatricia MuñozArístides de AlarcónEncarnación Gutiérrez-CarreteroAna Álvarez-UríaMª Carmen FariñasRaquel Rodríguez-GarcíaMiguel Ángel GoenagaGuillermo CuervoAntonio Plata-CiezarCarmen Hidalgo-TenorioGonzalo Aldamiz-EchevarríaManuel Martínez-Sellés

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2024)

One fifth of patients with IE have concomitant stroke. Stroke is associated with mortality.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
risk factors
cerebral ischemia
cardiovascular events
quality improvement
cardiovascular disease
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage