The Impact of SARS‐CoV‐2 on Stroke Epidemiology and Care: A Meta‐Analysis

• Published in: Annals of neurology Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 380 - 388
• Main Authors: Katsanos, Aristeidis H., Palaiodimou, Lina, Zand, Ramin, Yaghi, Shadi, Kamel, Hooman, Navi, Babak B., Turc, Guillaume, Romoli, Michele, Sharma, Vijay K., Mavridis, Dimitris, Shahjouei, Shima, Catanese, Luciana, Shoamanesh, Ashkan, Vadikolias, Konstantinos, Tsioufis, Konstantinos, Lagiou, Pagona, Alexandrov, Andrei V., Tsiodras, Sotirios, Tsivgoulis, Georgios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Cardiovascular system; Case-Control Studies; Comorbidity; Confidence intervals; Coronaviridae; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Epidemiology; Health risks; Hemorrhage; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Infections; Intravenous administration; Ischemia; Life Sciences; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Mortality risk; Neurons and Cognition; Pandemics; Respiratory diseases; Risk; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Stroke; Stroke - epidemiology; Thrombectomy - statistics & numerical data; Thrombolysis; Thrombolytic drugs; Thrombolytic Therapy - statistics & numerical data; Viral diseases

Objective Emerging data indicate an increased risk of cerebrovascular events with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and highlight the potential impact of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) on the management and outcomes of acute stroke. We conducted a systematic review and met...