Characteristics of aged ischemic stroke patients indicative of cardioembolism

The treatment of ischemic stroke has recently witnessed dramatic developments. However, there are limited data on ischemic stroke characteristics in aged patients. As part of the South Tochigi Acute Ischemic Stroke Registry, we prospectively enrolled 636 consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients (w...

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Published in:Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 2021-02, Vol.51 (2), p.522-529
Main Authors: Matsuzono, Kosuke, Mashiko, Takafumi, Ozawa, Tadashi, Miura, Kumiko, Suzuki, Masayuki, Furuya, Kohei, Ozawa, Misato, Anan, Yuhei, Shimazaki, Haruo, Koide, Reiji, Tanaka, Ryota, Kameda, Tomoaki, Fujimoto, Shigeru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Cardiology
Diuretics
Embolism
Fibrillation
Hematology
Ischemia
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle age
Patients
Stroke
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Summary:The treatment of ischemic stroke has recently witnessed dramatic developments. However, there are limited data on ischemic stroke characteristics in aged patients. As part of the South Tochigi Acute Ischemic Stroke Registry, we prospectively enrolled 636 consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients (within 7 days after the onset) who were ≥ 60 years of age and who were admitted to two independent institutes from April 1, 2016 to February 28, 2019. We analyzed three groups divided by age: early-aged (60–69 years), middle-aged (70–79 years), and oldest-aged (≥ 80 years). From the 636 subjects, 194 were early-aged, 215 were middle-aged, and 227 were oldest-aged. There were significant differences in the ischemic stroke subtypes in each aging group ( p  
ISSN:0929-5305
1573-742X
DOI:10.1007/s11239-020-02198-1