Increased risk of acute #stroke among patients with severe #COVID‐19: a multicenter study and meta‐analysis
Recent observations linked coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) to thromboembolic complications possibly mediated by increased blood coagulability and inflammatory endothelial impairment. We aimed to define the risk of acute stroke in patients with severe and non‐severe COVID‐19.. ..Of 165 patients hospitalized for COVID‐19 (49.1% males, median age 67 [57‐79], 72.1% severe or critical) included in the multicenter study, overall stroke rate was 4.2% (95%CI: 1.9‐8.7). Systematic … Continue reading Increased risk of acute #stroke among patients with severe #COVID‐19: a multicenter study and meta‐analysis