Sara Álvarez Zaballos, Pilar Vazquez Alen, Patricia Muñoz, Arístides de Alarcón, Encarnación Gutiérrez-Carretero, Ana Álvarez-Uría, Mª Carmen Fariñas, Raquel Rodríguez-García, Miguel Ángel Goenaga, Guillermo Cuervo, Antonio Plata-Ciezar, Carmen Hidalgo-Tenorio, Gonzalo Aldamiz-Echevarría, Manuel Martínez-Sellés
BACKGROUND: Stroke is a common complication of infective endocarditis (IE). Our aim was to describe the prevalence and prognostic impact of stroke in a national prospective cohort of IE. METHODS: Consecutive inclusion at 46 Spanish hospitals between 2008 and 2021. RESULTS: Out of 5667 IE cases, 1125 had acute stroke (19.8%): 811 ischemic strokes (618 cardioembolic strokes, 193 cardioembolic strokes with hemorrhagic transformation, 4 transient ischemic attacks, 3 lacunar infarctions), 125 intracranial hemorrhages, and 29 other neurological complications (cerebral abscesses, encephalitis, meningitis, seizures)...
May 6, 2024: International Journal of Stroke: Official Journal of the International Stroke Society