Stroke Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.
Saate S ShakilSophia Emmons-BellChristine RutanJason WalchokBabak Benjamin NaviRicha SharmaKevin Navin ShethGregory A RothMitchell S V ElkindPublished in: Stroke (2021)
Ischemic stroke risk did not vary by race. In contrast to the association between older age and death from COVID-19, ischemic stroke risk was the highest among middle-aged adults after adjusting for comorbidities and illness severity, suggesting a potential mechanism for ischemic stroke in COVID-19 independent of age-related atherosclerotic pathways.