The association between arterial stiffness, initial stroke severity, and 3 week outcomes in ischaemic stroke patients

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Ormerod, Emma, Ali, Khalid, Cameron, James, Malik, Muzaffar, Lee, Richard, Getov, Spas and Rajkumar, Chakravarthi (2017) The association between arterial stiffness, initial stroke severity, and 3 week outcomes in ischaemic stroke patients. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, 26 (11). pp. 2541-2546. ISSN 1052-3057

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Abstract

Objectives: Vascular compliance is emerging as a useful cardiovascular risk factor. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between arterial stiffness and stroke severity at presentation and at three weeks.

Methods: From an initial sample of 73 patients, 42 were included (55% male, mean age 71 years) with acute ischaemic stroke, over a 15 month period. Stroke subtypes were classified into LACI, PACI and POCI. Arterial stiffness was measured by QKD using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and ECG monitoring. The measured QKD values were then corrected for a heart rate of 60bpm and a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 100 mmHg (QKD100-60). Stroke severity was assessed on admission and after 3 weeks, using the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).

Results: There was a non-significant weak correlation between initial stroke severity and QKD100-60 (r= -0.3, p = 0.08). This correlation was weaker at 3 weeks (r= ¬0.125, p=0.47). There was no difference in NIHSS at week 0 and 3, or QKD100-60, between the different stroke types (LACI, PACI and POCI) or dipper versus non-dippers and reverse dippers.

Conclusions: This study highlights the need for further research into the association between QKD and initial stroke severity.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: stroke outcome, arterial stiffness, QKD, QKD100-60, NIHSS
Schools and Departments: Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Brighton and Sussex Medical School
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Depositing User: Marie Shelton
Date Deposited: 23 Mar 2018 14:41
Last Modified: 02 Jul 2019 15:17
URI: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/74403

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