Use of antihypertensive medication after ischemic stroke in young adults and its association with long-term outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge on the use of secondary preventive medication in young adults is limited.

Methods

We included 936 first-ever ischemic stroke 30-day survivors aged 15-49, enrolled in the Helsinki Young Stroke Registry, 1994-2007. Follow-up data until 2012 came from Finnish Care Register, Statistics Finland, and Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Usage thresholds were defined as non-users, low (prescription coverage <30%), intermediate (30-80%) and high users (>80%). Adjusted Cox regression allowed assessing the association of usage with all-cause mortality and recurrent vascular events.

Results

Of our patients, 40.5% were non-users, 7.8% had low usage, 11.8% intermediate usage and 40.0% high usage. Median follow-up was 8.3 years. Compared to non-users, risk

SUBMITTER: van Dongen MME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857461 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature