Initial blood pressure and adverse cardiac events following acute ischaemic stroke: An individual patient data pooled analysis from the VISTA database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse cardiac events following ischaemic stroke (stroke-heart syndrome, SHS) pose a clinical challenge. We investigated the association between initial blood pressure at stroke presentation and the risk of SHS.

Methods

We utilised data from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA). We defined SHS as the incidence of cardiac complications within 30 days post-ischaemic stroke. These presentations included acute coronary syndrome encompassing myocardial injury, heart failure/left ventricular dysfunction, atrial fibrillation/flutter, other arrhythmia/electrocardiogram abnormalities, and cardiorespiratory arrest. Using Cox proportional hazards models, we assessed the risk trajectories for developing SHS and its presentations associated with initial blo

SUBMITTER: Ishiguchi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature