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Stroke risk higher for COVID-19 patients than flu patients, study shows

from Becker's Hospital Review

Stroke risk higher for COVID-19 patients than flu patients, study shows Becker's Hospital Review COVID-19 patients at two New York City hospitals had a higher rate of stroke than influenza patients, a new study shows. The study, published in JAMA Neurology, was conducted at two hospitals in New York City. It included 1,916 adult patients with COVID-19 who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized between March 4 and May 2. Researchers compared the COVID-19 patients with 1,486 adults with the flu who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized between Jan. 1, 2016 and May 31, 2018. READ MORE

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