Risk Factors for Pregnancy-Associated Stroke in Women with Preeclampsia: a Case-Control Study (S15.007)

Conclusions:Chronic hypertension, underlying prothrombotic conditions and infections increase PAS risk in women with PEC. These women may warrant closer postpartum monitoring, due to high PAS-associated mortality in this population.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. Leffert has nothing to disclose. Dr. Elkind has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurology. Dr. Willey has received personal compensation for activities with Heartware Incoporated as a consultant, from Claret Medical and Reliant Heart as a clinical trial endpoint committee member, and from Up-to-Date as a topic reviewer, Dr. Willey has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for the the American College of Physicians. Dr. Willey has received research support from Genentech and Astra-Zeneca as a clinical trial local principal investigator.

Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Miller, E., Gatollari, H., Too, G., Boehme, A., Leffert, L., Elkind, M., Willey, J. Tags: Neuroepidemiology Source Type: research