Stroke recurrence among 30 days survivors of ischemic stroke in a prospective community-based study

Frequency and predictors for the risk of stroke recurrence up to 10 years after stroke: the South London Stroke Register

“…At 1 year, the risk of recurrence ranges from 4.7% in The Netherlands3 to 14% described by different groups both based in Sweden 17 18. For many studies, the risk of stroke recurrence lies between 9 and 12% at 1 year,6 19 20 21 22 23 which is greater than the rate of 7% found in this study at 1 year. Studies have shown the 5-year risk of stroke recurrence to range from 12 to 42%,2 3 with other population-based studies reporting a cumulative risk of 19% in Manhattan, 29% in Rochester, 30% in Oxfordshire and 32% in Perth up to 5 years after initial stroke 5 6 24 25.…”

Risk of recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction, or death in hospitalized stroke patients

“…This is consistent with findings from both populationbased studies and randomized clinical trials. 29,30 In NOMASS, 1 although only patients with ischemic stroke were included in the study, the 3-year cumulative risk of recurrent stroke vs MI is 15.0% vs 3.9%; in our study it is 15.2% vs 5.0%. In the recently published Prevention Regimen for Effectively Avoiding Second Stroke Study, 9 the risk of recurrent stroke vs MI is 8.9% vs 1.8% over a 2.5-year follow-up period.…”

Ethnic differences in stroke recurrence

“…12 Another study reported risk for death at 12 months to be 57 and 29% in those with and without recurrence, respectively, in a cohort of first-ever ischemic stroke patients. 7 Similarly, another study found that mortality was nearly double in patients with a recurrent stroke compared with those with a first-ever stroke. 11 The analysis of stroke recurrence in relation to mortality is not straightforward because an early death prevents an individual from having a recurrent stroke.…”