Ischemic Stroke Occurs Less Frequently in Patients With COVID-19: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 51; no. 12; pp. 3570 - 3576
• Main Authors: Bekelis, Kimon, Missios, Symeon, Ahmad, Javaad, Labropoulos, Nicos, Schirmer, Clemens M., Calnan, Daniel R., Skinner, Jonathan, MacKenzie, Todd A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Heart Association, Inc 01.12.2020; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Ischemic Stroke - epidemiology; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; New York - epidemiology; Odds Ratio; Original Contributions; Propensity Score; New York; COVID-19; coronary artery disease; heart failure; infection; propensity score

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the occurrence of ischemic stroke has been the subject of increased speculation but has not been confirmed in large observational studies. We investigated the association between COVID-19 and stroke. METHODS:We performed a c...