Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Neurol Sci. 2021 Jul;42(7):2645-2651. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05299-8. Epub 2021 May 5.
We aim to determine the risk of acute ischemic stroke in patients with severe and non-severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
A literature search was conducted in the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases until October 28, 2020. Studies covering COVID-19's severity classification data and COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke were included. Two independent evaluators extracted data, and the random effects model was used to calculate the risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of acute ischemic stroke associated with COVID-19's severity.
A total of 8 studies were included, involving 5266 patients. Among all COVID-19 patients, the total incidence of ischemic stroke was 1.76% (95% CI: 0.82-3.01). Severe patients have an increased risk of acute ischemic stroke compared with non-severe patients (RR = 3.53, 95% CI: 2.06-6.07, P < 0.0001; I = 12%). This association was also observed when COVID-19's severity was defined by clinical parameters (RR 2.91, 95% CI: 1.17-7.26, P = 0.02; I = 29%) and the need for intensive care (RR 4.47, 95% CI: 2.40-8.31, P < 0.0001; I = 0%).
This meta-analysis shows that the severe course of COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk of acute ischemic stroke.
我们旨在确定重症和非重症 2019 冠状病毒病(COVID-19)患者发生急性缺血性脑卒中的风险。
检索 PubMed、Embase、Web of Science 和 Cochrane Library 数据库,检索时限截至 2020 年 10 月 28 日,纳入包含 COVID-19 严重程度分类数据和 COVID-19 合并急性缺血性脑卒中患者的研究。由 2 位评价员独立提取资料,采用随机效应模型计算 COVID-19 严重程度与急性缺血性脑卒中风险的比值比(RR)及其 95%置信区间(95%CI)。
共纳入 8 项研究,包含 5266 例患者。在所有 COVID-19 患者中,缺血性脑卒中的总发生率为 1.76%(95%CI:0.82%3.01%)。与非重症患者相比,重症患者发生急性缺血性脑卒中的风险更高(RR=3.53,95%CI:2.066.07,P<0.0001;I²=12%)。当 COVID-19 严重程度由临床参数(RR=2.91,95%CI:1.177.26,P=0.02;I²=29%)和需要重症监护来定义时,也观察到这种相关性(RR=4.47,95%CI:2.408.31,P<0.0001;I²=0%)。
该荟萃分析表明,COVID-19 重症患者发生急性缺血性脑卒中的风险增加。