Impact of COVID-19 on stroke incidence, severity, aetiology, management and outcome in younger vs. older individuals in England
The number of new strokes diagnosed yearly has declined at older ages. However, even before the COVID-19 pandemic the number has been doubling in those aged<55 years. Researchers have shown that COVID-19 infection as well as certain types of vaccination are associated with increased risk of stroke, particularly at younger ages. Moreover, this increased risk persisted after one year. These observations suggest that we might be seeing a further widening of the less favourable trend at younger ages. This project will test this hypothesis and generate novel data to improve stroke prevention at younger ages in the post-COVID-19 era.
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This is a sub-project of project CCU084 approved by the CVD-COVID-UK / COVID-IMPACT Approvals & Oversight Board (sub-project: CCU084_01).
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