Long-Term Survival of Young Stroke Patients : A Population-Based Study of Two Stroke Registries from Tartu, Estonia
Joint Authors
Kõrv, Janika
Schneider, S.
Vibo, R.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this paper was to evaluate the long-term survival of young stroke patients in Estonia, analyse time trends of survival, and compare the results with other studies.
We have used 2 population-based first-ever stroke registry data (1991–1993 and 2001–2003) to analyse the 1-, 5-, and 7-year outcome of young stroke patients by the Kaplan-Meier method of analysis.
From the group of 1206 patients, 129 (11%) were aged under 55 years.
The overall survival rate at 1, 5, and 7 years was 0.70 (95% CI 0.62–0.78), 0.63 (95% CI 0.55–0.72), and 0.61 (95% CI 0.53–0.70), respectively.
The survival was significantly worse for patients with intracerebral haemorrhage (P<0.01) and for those aged from 45 to 54 years compared to the younger age group from 0 to 44 years (P=0.03).
For patients with ischemic stroke, aged from 15 to 44 years, the 1-, 5-, and 7-year survival rate was 0.89 (95% CI 0.79–1.00), 0.75 (95% CI 0.61–0.93), and 0.75 (0.61–0.93), respectively.
There was no difference in overall survival between the two studied periods.
We report a low long-term survival rate among young stroke patients in Estonia.
Increasing age and hemorrhagic stroke subtype were associated with lower survival.
We have previously shown a worse outcome for 1-year survival compared to other studies and currently this trend continues for 5- and 7-year survival rates.
In fact, these are the lowest survival rates for the combined and separate stroke subtypes reported so far.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vibo, R.& Schneider, S.& Kõrv, Janika. 2012. Long-Term Survival of Young Stroke Patients : A Population-Based Study of Two Stroke Registries from Tartu, Estonia. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vibo, R.…[et al.]. Long-Term Survival of Young Stroke Patients : A Population-Based Study of Two Stroke Registries from Tartu, Estonia. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vibo, R.& Schneider, S.& Kõrv, Janika. Long-Term Survival of Young Stroke Patients : A Population-Based Study of Two Stroke Registries from Tartu, Estonia. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494228
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494228