Long-Term Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Young Patients With Congenital Heart Disease [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—The relative risk of hemorrhagic stroke among children and young adults with CHD was almost 8× higher than that of matched controls from the general population, although the absolute risk was low. The highest risk of ICH and SAH occurred in patients with severe nonconotruncal defects and coarctation of the aorta.

Source: Stroke - April 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Kok Wai Giang, Zacharias Mandalenakis, Mikael Dellborg, Georgios Lappas, Peter Eriksson, Per-Olof Hansson, Annika Rosengren Tags: Epidemiology, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Cerebrovascular Malformations, Intracranial Hemorrhage Original Contributions Source Type: research