Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease Is Associated With Worse Outcomes in Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

We examined the association between RMVD and both serious and common cardiovascular and noncardiovascular (respiratory and infective) complications in a cohort of hospitalized stroke patients based in Thailand. Factors associated with in-hospital mortality were also explored. Data were obtained from a National Insurance Database. All hospitalized strokes between October 1, 2004, and January 31, 2013, were included in the current study. Characteristics and outcomes were compared for RMVD and non-RMVD patients. Logistic regression, propensity score matching, and multivariate models were used to assess study outcomes.Results—In total, 594 681 patients (mean [SD] age=64 [14.5] years) with a diagnosis of stroke (ischemic=306 154; hemorrhagic=195 392; undetermined=93 135) were included in this study, of whom 5461 had RMVD. Results from primary analyses showed that after ischemic stroke, and controlling for potential confounding covariates, RMVD was associated (P
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Rheumatic Heart Disease, Valvular Heart Disease, Complications, Mortality/Survival, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research