Risk of Pregnancy-Associated Stroke Across Age Groups: Population-Based Data from New York State (S4.007)

Conclusions: Younger peripartum women, but not older women, are at increased risk of stroke compared to non-pregnant contemporaries. These results suggest that pregnancy itself does not increase the risk of stroke in older women, though they could reflect a tendency for older pregnant women to have above-average cardiovascular health. More research is needed to investigate why younger women may have increased risk of PAS.Disclosure: Dr. Miller has nothing to disclose. Dr. Gatollari has nothing to disclose. Dr. Too has nothing to disclose. Dr. Boehme has nothing to disclose. Dr. Colello has nothing to disclose. Dr. Leffert has nothing to disclose. Dr. Elkind has received personal compensation in and editorial capacity for serving as an Associate Editor of the journal Neurology. Dr. Willey has received personal compensation for activities with Heartier Incorporated.

Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Miller, E., Gatollari, H., Too, G., Boehme, A., Colello, A., Leffert, L., Elkind, M., Willey, J. Tags: Health Disparities and Sex Differences in Stroke Source Type: research