Stroke Risk and Mortality in Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—The incidence of stroke after VAD implantation was 8.7% per year, and incident stroke was strongly associated with subsequent in-hospital mortality. Notably, ischemic stroke occurred at nearly twice the rate of hemorrhagic stroke. Women seemed to face a higher risk for hemorrhagic stroke than men.

Source: Stroke - October 23, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Parikh, N. S., Cool, J., Karas, M. G., Boehme, A. K., Kamel, H. Tags: Heart Failure, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research