Age- and sex-specific analysis of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source

Conclusions:
Age, but not sex, is a strong predictor of stroke recurrence and death in ESUS. The risk is 3- and 8-fold higher in patients >80 years compared with those <60 years of age, respectively. The age distribution in the ongoing ESUS trials may potentially influence their power to detect a significant treatment association.

Source: Neurology - August 7, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Ntaios, G., Lip, G. Y. H., Vemmos, K., Koroboki, E., Manios, E., Vemmou, A., Rodriguez-Campello, A., Cuadrado-Godia, E., Roquer, J., Arnao, V., Caso, V., Paciaroni, M., Diez-Tejedor, E., Fuentes, B., Perez Lucas, J., Arauz, A., Ameriso, S. F., Pertierra, Tags: Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Embolism ARTICLE Source Type: research