Diabetes and long-term outcomes of ischaemic stroke: findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

There is a paucity of data on the influence of diabetes on long-term outcomes after ischaemic stroke (IS). We assessed whether outcomes after IS differ between patients with and without diabetes.

Methods and results

Patients aged ≥65 years (n = 409 060) in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (nationwide registry of stroke patients from 1690 sites in the USA) were followed for 3 years post-discharge. The outcomes of interest were mortality, cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular hospitalizations, heart failure (HF), and recurrence of IS/transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Patients with diabetes (29.6%) were younger and had more comorbidities. At 3 years post-discharge after IS, diabetes was associated with higher risks of adverse outcomes: all-cause mortality [cumulative inciden

SUBMITTER: Echouffo-Tcheugui JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6031049 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature