May 18, 2021

Characteristics and Outcomes Among US Patients Hospitalized for Ischemic Stroke Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• Stroke patients with comorbid COVID-19 (n=5,517) had a 5-fold higher risk of in-hospital death compared to stroke patients prior to the pandemic (n=165,912), according to an analysis of hospital records of patients admitted for ischemic stroke between January 2019 to December 2020. Compared to stroke patients prior to the pandemic and non-COVID-19 patients during the pandemic (n=111,418), stroke patients with comorbid COVID-19 were less likely to have conventional risk factors, such as smoking, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.

de Havenon et al. (May 17, 2021). Characteristics and Outcomes Among US Patients Hospitalized for Ischemic Stroke Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10314