Long-Term Risk of Recurrent Cervical Artery Dissection and Stroke After Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is a leading cause of stroke in young people and can occur during pregnancy. In women with prior CeAD, it is unclear whether future pregnancies increase the risk of recurrent CeAD, stroke, or death.

Objective

To compare the frequency of recurrent CeAD, stroke, or death as a composite outcome between patients with CeAD who became pregnant vs those who did not.

Design, setting, and participants

The Long-Term Risk of Recurrent Cervical Artery Dissection and Stroke After Pregnancy (LONG-RECAP) study was an international, multicenter, registry-based, explorative cohort study with data from May 1, 1990, and April 30, 2023, among patients with CeAD at 33 stroke centers across 9 countries who had at least 6 months of follow-up for

SUBMITTER: Fischer SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12272292 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature