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Association Between Recent Mechanical Risk Factors for Venous Thrombosis and Young-Onset Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke.

Julija Valančienė, Pauli Ylikotila, Riikka Lautamäki, Marialuisa Zedde, Teresa Grimaldi, Tomi Sarkanen, Essi Ryödi, Dalius Jatužis, Kristina Ryliškienė, Diana Zakarkaitė and 38 more

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Article in Stroke, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01934725 (Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Etiology, Triggers, and Outcome (SECRETO)

TypeobservationalSponsorSECRETO Study ConsortiumRan2013 to 2031Enrolled1,200ConditionsBrain Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, Thrombosis, Foramen Ovale, Patent
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Julija ValančienėDepartment of Neurology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland (J.V.).ORCID 0009-0000-3109-9195
Pauli YlikotilaDepartment of Neurology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Finland (P.Y.).ORCID 0009-0002-4126-9666
Riikka LautamäkiHeart Center, Turku University Hospital, Finland (R. Lautamäki).
Marialuisa ZeddeNeurology Unit, Stroke Unit (M.Z.), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7530-818X
Teresa GrimaldiCardiology Unit (T.G.), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Tomi SarkanenDepartment of Neurology, Tampere University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland (T. Sarkanen).ORCID 0000-0001-8815-2807
Essi RyödiHeart Hospital, Tampere University Hospital, Finland (E.R.).
Dalius JatužisDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery (J.V., D.J., K.R.), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-6159-4795
Kristina RyliškienėDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery (J.V., D.J., K.R.), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-9596-1733
Diana ZakarkaitėDepartment of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases (D.Z.), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-3299-7135
Bettina von SarnowskiDepartment of Neurology (B.v.S.), University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1458-476X
Raila BuschDepartment of Internal Medicine B (Cardiology) (R.B.), University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-4676-3363
Lauri TulkkiDepartment of Neurology (L.T., N.M.-M., J. Putaala), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2823-8574
Jani PirinenDepartment of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center (J. Pirinen, S. Suihko, H.T., M.L., J.S.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.
Nicolas Martinez-MajanderDepartment of Neurology (L.T., N.M.-M., J. Putaala), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8489-7051
Radim LicenikAcute Stroke Centre, North West Anglia Foundation NHS Trust, Peterborough, United Kingdom (R. Licenik).ORCID 0000-0002-9145-4598
Phillip FerdinandNeurosciences (P.F.), University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
Cheryl OxleyCardiac Physiology Services (C.O.), University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
Janika KõrvDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery (J.K.), University of Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-6074-0727
Piibe MudaDepartment of Cardiology (P.M.), University of Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0009-0004-1363-4501
Tuukka A HelinDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, HUS Diagnostic Center (T.A.H., L.J.-K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-5273-8088
Lotta Joutsi-KorhonenDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, HUS Diagnostic Center (T.A.H., L.J.-K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7355-2354
Tímea SzántóUnit of Coagulation Disorders, Department of Hematology, Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Helsinki, Finland (T. Szántó).ORCID 0000-0001-7006-6564
Alessandro PezziniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy (A.P.).ORCID 0000-0001-8629-3315
Carlo Mario LombardiCardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Italy (C.M.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-7120-5877
Georgios TsivgoulisSecond Department of Neurology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Greece (G.T.).ORCID 0000-0002-0640-3797
Satu SuihkoDepartment of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center (J. Pirinen, S. Suihko, H.T., M.L., J.S.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.
Heli TolppanenDepartment of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center (J. Pirinen, S. Suihko, H.T., M.L., J.S.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3364-8554
Ana Catarina FonsecaFaculty of Medicine, Hospital Santa Maria, University of Lisbon, Portugal (A.C.F.).ORCID 0000-0001-6913-5526
Patricia Martínez-SánchezDepartment of Neurology, Torrecardenas University Hospital, University of Almería, Spain (P.M.-S., L.A.-P.).ORCID 0000-0003-1945-4435
Laura Amaya-PascasioDepartment of Neurology, Torrecardenas University Hospital, University of Almería, Spain (P.M.-S., L.A.-P.).ORCID 0000-0003-1162-4209
Sofie AbelsDepartment of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (S.A.).ORCID 0009-0009-4850-9918
Frank-Erik de LeeuwDepartment of Neurology, Radboud Institute of Medical Innovation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (F.-E.d.L.).ORCID 0000-0003-2221-3026
Nilufer YesilotDepartment of Neurology (N.Y.), Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-9655-9487
Mine SezginDepartment of Cardiology (M.S.), Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-6525-0658
Ulrike Waje-AndreassenDepartment of Neurology (U.W.-A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3240-6040
Sahrai SaeedDepartment of Heart Disease (S. Saeed), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-4041-5019
Petra RedforsDepartment of Neurology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (P.R.), Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5956-4255
Odd Bech-HanssenDepartment of Clinical Physiology, Institute of Medicine (O.B.-H.), Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9572-9819
Juha HuhtakangasDepartment of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Finland (J.H.).ORCID 0000-0001-7143-519X
Marja HedmanHeart Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland (M.H.).ORCID 0000-0003-1318-8287
Pekka JäkäläNeurocenter Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Finland (P.J.).ORCID 0000-0002-8410-6915
Hugo Ten CateDepartment of Internal Medicine and Thrombosis Expertise Center, Maastricht University Medical Center and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, the Netherlands (H.t.C.).ORCID 0000-0001-7796-4463
Eva GerdtsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Thrombosis Expertise Center, Maastricht University Medical Center and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, the Netherlands (H.t.C.).ORCID 0000-0003-4109-2311
Mika LehtoDepartment of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center (J. Pirinen, S. Suihko, H.T., M.L., J.S.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8691-5142
Juha SinisaloDepartment of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center (J. Pirinen, S. Suihko, H.T., M.L., J.S.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0169-5137
Jukka PutaalaDepartment of Neurology (L.T., N.M.-M., J. Putaala), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-6630-6104
SECRETO Study Group Investigators

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn young adults, the risk factors (RFs) for cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between recent mechanical venous thrombosis RFs (VTRFs) and young-onset CIS in this multicenter sex- and age-matched case-control study.

methodsFive hundred forty-six patients aged 18 to 49 years (median age, 41 [34-46] years; 47.3% women) with a recent CIS and 546 stroke-free community-based controls were included in the study across 19 European centers between October 2013 and November 2022. Mechanical VTRFs, including surgical treatment, nonsurgical intervention, injury, and immobilization occurring within 90 days prestroke, were assessed using standardized, structured interviews. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess the association of mechanical VTRFs with CIS. Age, sex, level of education, and traditional and nontraditional stroke RFs were included as confounders.

resultsMechanical VTRFs within 14 days prestroke were more prevalent in cases than controls (15.4% versus 9.6%) and independently associated with CIS after adjustment for demographics and traditional stroke RFs (odds ratio [OR], 1.67 [95% CI, 1.05-2.67]). In age-stratified analysis, this association remained significant after additional adjustment for nontraditional RFs in 18- to 39-year-olds (OR, 2.36 [95% CI, 1.02-5.46]) but was not significant in the 40- to 49-year age group (OR, 1.50 [95% CI, 0.73-3.08]). In addition, mechanical VTRFs were associated with CIS in cases with clinically relevant patent foramen ovale in a fully adjusted model (OR, 2.06 [95% CI, 1.21-3.51]) but not in those without (OR, 1.29 [95% CI, 0.76-2.18]). No significant associations were observed for mechanical VTRFs occurring >14 days before stroke. Baseline blood thrombophilia markers did not differ between cases with and without mechanical VTRFs 0 to 14 or 15 to 90 days before stroke.

conclusionsRecent mechanical VTRFs occurring within 14 days preceding stroke contribute to the risk of young-onset CIS, particularly in younger individuals and those with a clinically relevant patent foramen ovale. This risk does not appear to be conveyed by thrombophilic factors assessed. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT01934725.

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Ischemic StrokeVenous ThrombosisAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetBrain IschemiaCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsYoung Adultcase-control studiesembolismforamen ovaleischemic strokepatentrisk factorsthrombophilia

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