Age- and Sex-Specific Trends in Medical Complications After Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States

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Authors

Rashid Ahmed · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Carl Mhina · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Karan Philip · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Smit Patel · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Ehimen Aneni · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Chukwuemeka U Osondu · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Oluwatomi Lamikanra

Abstract

Infectious complications declined, but noninfectious complications increased after AIS admissions in the United States in the last decade. Utilization of IV thrombolysis is associated with a reduced risk of all complications.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 100, Issue 12, pp. e1282-e1295

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206749

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