Long-term outcomes after first-ever posterior circulation stroke and the prognostic significance of the New England Medical Center Posterior Circulation Registry stroke classification: A prospective study from the Athens Stroke Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is paucity of data on the long-term outcomes after acute ischemic posterior circulation stroke (PCS). Additionally, the long-term prognostic value of the New England Medical Center-Posterior Circulation Registry (NEMC-PCR) classification of PCS has not been studied.

Patients and methods

All consecutive patients with PCS registered in the Athens Stroke Registry between 01/1993 and 12/2012 were prospectively followed for up to 10 years and included in the analysis. The NEMC-PCR criteria were applied to classify them in relation to topography. The main studied outcomes were all cause mortality, stroke recurrence and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).

Results

A total of 653 patients with PCS (455 men, mean age 68.06 years) were followed up for 5

SUBMITTER: Karvelas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615902 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature