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Hospitalization for infection and risk of acute ischemic stroke: the Cardiovascular Health Study.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Little is known about the acute precipitants of ischemic stroke, although evidence suggests infections contribute to risk. We hypothesized that acute hospitalization for infection is associated with the short-term risk of stroke. METHODS:The case-crossover design was used to compare hospitalization for infection during case periods (90, 30, or 14 days before an incident ischemic stroke) and control periods (equivalent time periods exactly 1 or 2 years before stroke) in the Cardiovascular Health Study, a population-based cohort of 5888 elderly participants from 4 US sites. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated by conditional logistic regression. Confirmatory analyses assessed hazard ratios of stroke from Cox regression models, with hospitalization for infection as a time-varying exposure. RESULTS:During a median follow-up of 12.2 years, 669 incident ischemic strokes were observed in participants without a baseline history of stroke. Hospitalization for infection was more likely during case than control time periods; for 90 days before stroke, OR=3.4 (95% CI, 1.8 to 6.5). The point estimates of risks were higher when we examined shorter intervals: for 30 days, OR=7.3 (95% CI, 1.9 to 40.9), and for 14 days, OR=8.0 (95% CI, 1.7 to 77.3). In survival analyses, risk of stroke was associated with hospitalization for infection in the preceding 90 days, adjusted hazard ratio=2.4 (95% CI, 1.6 to 3.4). CONCLUSIONS:Hospitalization for infection is associated with a short-term increased risk of stroke, with higher risks observed for shorter intervals preceding stroke.

SUBMITTER: Elkind MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3125478 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hospitalization for infection and risk of acute ischemic stroke: the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Elkind Mitchell S V MS   Carty Cara L CL   O'Meara Ellen S ES   Lumley Thomas T   Lefkowitz David D   Kronmal Richard A RA   Longstreth W T WT  

Stroke 20110505 7


<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Little is known about the acute precipitants of ischemic stroke, although evidence suggests infections contribute to risk. We hypothesized that acute hospitalization for infection is associated with the short-term risk of stroke.<h4>Methods</h4>The case-crossover design was used to compare hospitalization for infection during case periods (90, 30, or 14 days before an incident ischemic stroke) and control periods (equivalent time periods exactly 1 or 2 years before  ...[more]

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