Does all single infarction have lower risk of stroke recurrence than multiple infarctions in minor stroke?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Single acute infarction (SAI) usually had lower risk of stroke recurrence than multiple acute infarctions (MAIs) in minor stroke. To evaluate whether all SAI had lower risk of stroke recurrence than MAIs in minor stroke.

Methods

We derived data from the imaging subgroup of the Clopidogrel in High-risk Patients with Acute Nondisabling Cerebrovascular Events (CHANCE) trial. Minor stroke were categorized into SAI and MAIs by infarction numbers in diffusion weighted imaging. SAI were classified as lacunar infarction and non-lacunar infarction. The outcome was stroke recurrence within one-year follow-up. We assessed the associations between infarction patterns and stroke recurrence using multivariable Cox regression models.

Results

Overall, 834 patients with min

SUBMITTER: Wang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6325885 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature