Incidence and Predictors of Stroke in Australian Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (2000-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk of stroke but high-quality population level data on stroke incidence in these patients are scant.

Methods and results

A retrospective whole-population Western Australian cohort of adult patients with CHD aged 18 to 64 years was created and followed from January 2000 to December 2017 using linked hospital data. Stroke incidence rates within the adult cohort with CHD were calculated and compared with the general population via direct standardization. A nested case-control design assessed predictors of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke within the cohort. Among 7916 adults with CHD, 249 (3.1%) incident strokes occurred at a median age of 47 years; 186 (2.3%) ischemic, 33 (0.4%) hemorrhagic and 30 (0.4%) un

SUBMITTER: Sodhi-Berry N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11646527 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature