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Zupanic E, Kramberger MG, von Euler M, Norrving B, Winblad B, Secnik J, Fastbom J, Eriksdotter M, Garcia-Ptacek S. Secondary Stroke Prevention After Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Disorders. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 73:1013-1021. [PMID: 31884483 PMCID: PMC7081091 DOI: 10.3233/jad-191011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Background: Recurrent ischemic stroke (IS) increases the risk of cognitive decline. To lower the risk of recurrent IS, secondary prevention is essential. Objective: Our aim was to compare post-discharge secondary IS prevention and its maintenance up to 3 years after first IS in patients with and without Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia disorders. Methods: Prospective open-cohort study 2007–2014 from the Swedish national dementia registry (SveDem) and the Swedish national stroke registry (Riksstroke). Patients with dementia who experienced an IS (n = 1410; 332 [23.5%] with Alzheimer’s disease) were compared with matched non-dementia IS patients (n = 7150). We analyzed antiplatelet, anticoagulant, blood pressure lowering, and statin treatment as planned medication initiation at discharge and actual dispensation of medications at first, second, and third year post-stroke. Results: At discharge, planned initiation of medication was higher in patients with dementia compared to non-dementia patients for antiplatelets (OR with 95% CI for fully adjusted models 1.23 [1.02–1.48]) and lower for blood pressure lowering medication (BPLM; 0.57 [0.49–0.67]), statins (0.57 [0.50–0.66]), and anticoagulants (in patients with atrial fibrillation – AF; 0.41 [0.32–0.53]). When analysis for antiplatelets was stratified according to the presence of AF, ORs for receiving antiplatelets remained significant only in the presence of AF (in the presence of AF 1.56 [1.21–2.01], in patients without AF 0.99 [0.75–1.33]). Similar trends were observed in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year post-stroke. Conclusions: Dementia was a predictor of lower statin and BPLM use. Patients with dementia and AF were more likely to be prescribed antiplatelets and less likely to receive anticoagulants.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eva Zupanic
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Solna, Sweden.,Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Milica G Kramberger
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Solna, Sweden.,Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Mia von Euler
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset and Department of Medicine, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Bo Norrving
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Neurology, Lund, Sweden
| | - Bengt Winblad
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Solna, Sweden.,Karolinska University Hospital, Theme Aging, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Juraj Secnik
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC), Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Maria Eriksdotter
- Karolinska University Hospital, Theme Aging, Stockholm, Sweden.,Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Huddinge, Sweden
| | - Sara Garcia-Ptacek
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Huddinge, Sweden.,Department of Internal Medicine Section for Neurology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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