Association of post-stroke-initiated antidepressants with long-term outcomes in young adults with ischaemic stroke

CONCLUSIONS: In young adults, PSAD initiation within the first year after IS was associated with a heightened hazard of recurrent ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke in the long term. Future studies are needed to verify the results and to further study the nature of this finding.KEY MESSAGESInitiation of post-stroke antidepressants (PSADs) within the first year after ischaemic stroke (IS) was associated with a heightened hazard of recurrent ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke in the long term.Patients starting antidepressants after IS should be followed up more closely in case of recurrent events.Future studies are needed to verify the results and to further study the nature of this finding.PMID:35786079 | PMC:PMC9258433 | DOI:10.1080/07853890.2022.2089729

Source: Annals of Medicine - July 5, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Jenna Broman Karoliina Aarnio Anna But Ivan Marinkovic Jorge Rodr íguez-Pardo Markku Kaste Turgut Tatlisumak Jukka Putaala Source Type: research