doi:10.1186/s41983-022-00528-z...
Springer
Medicine & Public Health
2022
8/24/2022
Background COVID-19 increases the risk of acute ischemic stroke.
The objective of this study is to identify the risk factors, comorbidities, and outcomes in COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke at University of Indonesia Hospital.
Results The clinical condition of COVID-19 patients with ischemic stroke is more severe for patients older than 55 years ( p < 0.05), patients at the critical COVID-19 clinical stage, and patients with atrial fibrillation ( p < 0.05).
The level of C-reactive protein (CRP) more than 60 mg/L correlated with the outcome of the patient as well.
Conclusion The study concluded that, age, COVID-19 clinical degree, and atrial fibrillation significantly affect the outcome in COVID-19 patients with stroke.
Hidayat, Rakhmad,Widjaya, Nita,Djuliannisaa, Zlatikha,Mustika, Alyssa Putri,Zairinal, Ramdinal Aviesena,Diafiri, Dinda,Mesiano, Taufik,Kurniawan, Mohammad,Rasyid, Al,Harris, Salim, 2022, Ischemic stroke in COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study from an Indonesian COVID-19 referral hospital, Springer