Two-thirds of patients die within a decade of acute stroke: Aus study
A study of stroke survivors suggests improvements are needed both for hospital treatment and secondary prevention, researchers say
Almost two-thirds of patients hospitalised with stroke die within the next decade, according to the first Australian analysis of long-term outcomes.
The study also shows that stroke recurrence is common, affecting 20% of patients at five years and 27% at 10 years.
Researchers say their findings highlight the considerable long-term mortality and morbidity associated with acute stroke, underlining the need for more prompt thrombolysis and increased access to endovascular therapy, rehabilitation and secondary prevention.
Compared with the general population, an acute stroke on average knocked 5.5 years off a patient’s life, equivalent to about a third of projected life expectancy, found the team from the University of Queensland.
