articleStroke and Vascular NeurologyJul 2, 2020GOLD OA

Acute cerebrovascular disease following COVID-19: a single center, retrospective, observational study

Union Hospital · Huazhong University of Science and Technology · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

Materials And Methods

Demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, treatments and clinical outcomes were collected and analysed. Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of patients with COVID-19 with or without new-onset CVD were compared.

Results

Of 219 patients with COVID-19, 10 (4.6%) developed acute ischaemic stroke and 1 (0.5%) had intracerebral haemorrhage. COVID-19 with new onset of CVD were significantly older (75.7±10.8 years vs 52.1±15.3 years, p

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Aspirin
  • Internal medicine
  • Clopidogrel
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Retrospective cohort study
  • Stroke (engine)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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