Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2020 Jul;51(7):1924-1926.
doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030791. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Ischemic Stroke Epidemiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigating Uncharted Waters With Changing Tides

Georgios Tsivgoulis  1   2 , Aristeidis H Katsanos  3 , Raffaele Ornello  4 , Simona Sacco  4
Affiliations
Editorial

Ischemic Stroke Epidemiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigating Uncharted Waters With Changing Tides

Georgios Tsivgoulis et al. Stroke. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Editorials; epidemiology; pandemics; viruses.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure.
Figure.
Rates of ischemic stroke reported in available to date cohort studies of patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Case reports and case series were not included. Pooled rate was estimated under the random effects model. AIS indicates acute ischemic stroke; and COVID-19, coronavirus disease 19.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

References

    1. Zhu N, Zhang D, Wang W, Li X, Yang B, Song J, Zhao X, Huang B, Shi W, Lu R, et al. China Novel Coronavirus Investigating and Research Team. A novel coronavirus from patients with pneumonia in China, 2019. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:727–733. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2001017. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Markus HS, Brainin M. COVID-19 and stroke-a global world stroke organization perspective. Int J Stroke. 2020;15:361–364. doi: 10.1177/1747493020923472. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Helms J, Tacquard C, Severac F, Leonard-Lorant I, Ohana M, Delabranche X, Merdji H, Clere-Jehl R, Schenck M, Gandet FF, et al. High risk of thrombosis in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicenter prospective cohort study. Intensive Care Med. 2020:1–10. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06062-x. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Klok FA, Kruip MJHA, van der Meer NJM, Arbous MS, Gommers D, Kant KM, Kaptein FHJ, van Paassen J, Stals MAM, Huisman MV, Endeman Confirmation of the high cumulative incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19: an updated analysis. Thromb Res. 2020;pii:S0049–3848(20)30157-2. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.04.041. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Lodigiani C, Iapichino G, Carenzo L, Cecconi M, Ferrazzi P, Sebastian T, Kucher N, Studt JD, Sacco C, Alexia B, et al. Humanitas COVID-19 Task Force. Venous and arterial thromboembolic complications in COVID-19 patients admitted to an academic hospital in Milan, Italy. Thromb Res. 2020;191:9–14. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.04.024. - PMC - PubMed