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ArticleStroke and vascular neurology2024

Ten-year follow-up investigation of stroke risk in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Jin-An Huang, Ching-Heng Lin, Ming-Ju Wu, Yi-Hsing Chen, Kuo-Cheng Chang, Chung-Wei Hou

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Article in Stroke and vascular neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Stroke in autoimmune rheumatic diseases.Rheumatology international · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jin-An HuangDivision of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ching-Heng LinDepartment of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ming-Ju WuDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yi-Hsing ChenDivision of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Kuo-Cheng ChangDivision of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chung-Wei HouDivision of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan mkskingdom@yahoo.com.tw.ORCID 0000-0003-2998-7462
Taichung Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Chung Hsing University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeTo analyse the long-term risk of ischaemic stroke and the clinical effects of antithrombotics on the risk of haemorrhagic stroke in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted using a population-based database taken from Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Patients with SLE between 2000 and 2008 were registered and matched with two controls by the index date, age, gender and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). These subjects were followed until either stroke event or 31 December 2013. Adjusted HRs (aHRs) for strokes were estimated with Cox regression models, and the cumulative incidence of ischaemic stroke was analysed by log-rank test and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.

resultsIn total, 8310 patients with SLE and 16 620 patients without SLE were included. In general, patients with SLE had higher rates of ischaemic stroke (5.4% vs 3.3%) and haemorrhagic stroke (1.5% vs 0.6%) than in controls. In multivariate analysis adjusted to age, gender, CCI, urbanisation level and antithrombotics uses, aHRs of all strokes, ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke were 1.73 (95% CI: 1.54 to 1.94), 1.65 (95% CI: 1.45 to 1.87) and 2.24 (95% CI: 1.71 to 2.95), respectively, in patients with SLE. Patients with SLE were significantly more likely to suffer ischaemic stroke than patients without SLE, even 10 years after SLE diagnosis (6.12% vs 3.50%, p<0.001). Antiplatelet use increased the risk of haemorrhagic stroke in SLE group (aHR=1.74, 95% CI: 1.18 to 2.57).

conclusionsPatients with SLE are at greater risk of developing ischaemic stroke that lasts for 10 years. Antiplatelets should be carefully administered to prevent cardiovascular events in patients with SLE due to the risk of haemorrhagic stroke.

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Brain IschemiaHemorrhagic StrokeIschemic StrokeLupus Erythematosus, SystemicStrokeFibrinolytic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsFibrinolytic Agentscerebral infarctioncerebrovascular circulationrisk factorsstrokevasculitis

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PMCPMC10956114
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