Ten-Year Survival After First-Ever Stroke in the Perth Community Stroke Study
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Implication
Randomized trial investigates long-term survival in first-ever stroke patients, suggesting high case fatality rates.
Key Points
- This research aims to evaluate the long-term survival rates of individuals after their first-ever stroke over a ten-year period.
- Population-based study included 251 individuals with suspected acute stroke registered over 12 months.
- Prospective follow-up conducted at 4 months, 12 months, 5 years, and 10 years post-stroke.
- Mortality causes were categorized and assessed based on standardized diagnostic criteria.
- By ten years, 197 (79%) of the 244 followed patients had died, primarily due to impacts of the initial stroke (27%) and cardiovascular disease (26%).
- The average annual case fatality rate from year 1 to year 10 was 4.8%, which was 2.3 times higher than that of the general population of the same age and sex.
- Only one in five patients with first-ever stroke survived to the ten-year mark.
Cite This Study
Hardie et al. (2003) studied this question.