Long-term mortality and recurrent vascular events in lacunar versus non-lacunar ischaemic stroke: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies of differences in very long-term outcomes between people with lacunar/small vessel disease (SVD) versus other types of ischaemic stroke report mixed findings, with limited data on myocardial infarction (MI). We investigated whether long-term mortality, recurrent stroke and MI risks differ in people with versus without lacunar/SVD ischaemic stroke.

Patients and methods

We included first-ever strokes from a hospital-based stroke cohort study recruited in 2002-2005. We compared risks of death, recurrent stroke and MI during follow-up among lacunar/SVD versus other ischaemic stroke subtypes using Cox regression, adjusting for confounding factors.

Results

We included 812 participants, 283 with lacunar/SVD ischaemic stroke and 529 with other stroke. Dur

SUBMITTER: Portegijs S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915237 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature