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Diabetes and long-term outcomes of ischaemic stroke: findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke

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Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B, Xu, Haolin, Matsouaka, Roland A, Xian, Ying, Schwamm, Lee H, Smith, Eric E, Bhatt, Deepak L, Hernandez, Adrian F +2 more·2018·European Heart Journal

Abstract

Aims: There is a paucity of data on the influence of diabetes on long-term outcomes after ischaemic stroke (IS). We assessed whether outcomes after IS differ between patients with and without diabetes. Methods and results: Patients aged ≥65 years (n = 409 060) in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (nationwide registry of stroke patients from 1690 sites in the USA) were followed for 3 years post-discharge. The outcomes of interest were mortality, cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular hospitalizations, heart failure (HF), and recurrence of IS/transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Patients with diabetes (29.6%) were younger and had more comorbidities. At 3 years post-discharge after IS, diabetes was associated with higher risks of adverse outcomes: all-cause mortality [cumulative incidence 46.0% vs. 44.2%, absolute difference (AD) 1.8%; adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 1.24, 95% confidence interval 1.23-1.25], all-cause readmission (71.3% vs. 63.7%, AD 7.6%; aHR 1.22, 1.21-1.23), composite of mortality and all-cause readmission (84.1% vs. 79.3%, AD 4.8%; aHR 1.21, 1.20-1.22), composite of mortality and cardiovascular readmission (69.5% vs. 64.3%, AD 5.2%; aHR 1.19, 1.18-1.20), IS/TIA readmission (15.9% vs. 13.3%, AD 2.6%; aHR 1.18, 1.16-1.20), HF readmission (10.3% vs. 6.4%, AD 3.9%; aHR 1.60, 1.56-1.64), non-cardiovascular readmission (58.3% vs. 50.3%, AD 8.0%; aHR 1.28, 1.26-1.29), and non-IS/TIA readmission (67.6% vs. 59.7%, AD 7.9%; aHR 1.23, 1.22-1.25). Accounting for the initial severity of stroke using the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale as well as using propensity score matching method as a sensitivity analysis, did not modify the results. Conclusion: Among older IS patients diabetes was associated with increased risks of death, cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular hospitalizations, HF, and IS/TIA recurrence.

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Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., Xu, H., Matsouaka, R. A., Xian, Y., Schwamm, L. H., Smith, E. E., Bhatt, D. L., Hernandez, A. F., Heidenreich, P. A., & Fonarow, G. C.
Affiliations
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Duke University (US)
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of Calgary (CA)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Fonarow, Gregg C
Venue
European Heart Journal
Published
2018-02-09
Volume
39
Issue
25
Pages
2376-2386
ISSN
  • 0195-668X (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-9645
OpenAlex
W2789744550
Cited by
103
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 6
FWCI
6.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Heart Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Guidelines-Stroke
  • American Heart Association
  • American Stroke Association
  • Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
  • Boeringher-Ingelheim
  • Merck
  • Bristol-Myers Squib/Sanofi Pharmaceutical Partnership
  • AHA Pharmaceutical Roundtable
  • Young Investigator Database Research
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32 HL125232)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Neurological and metabolic disorders
Keywords
diabetes mellitus, ischemic stroke, long-term outcomes, all-cause mortality, hospital readmission, heart failure, stroke recurrence, transient ischemic attack, cardiovascular hospitalization, older adults, Get With The Guidelines-Stroke registry, post-discharge follow-up, comorbidities, stroke risk stratification, secondary stroke prevention
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Ischemia, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Registries, Time Factors, United States, Stroke, Diabetes Complications

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