Authors: Merkler, Alexander E., Parikh, Neal S., Mir, Saad, Gupta, Ajay, Kamel, Hooman, Lin, Eaton, Lantos, Joshua, Schenck, Edward J., Goyal, Parag, Bruce, Samuel S., Kahan, Lansdale, Kelsey N., LeMoss, Natalie M., Murthy, Santosh B., Stieg, Philip E., Fink, Matthew E., Iadecola, Costantino, Segal, Alan Z., Cusick, Marika, Campion Jr, Thomas R., Diaz, Ivan, Zhang, Cenai, Navi, Babak B.
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Type: Publication
Abstract: Key Points Question How does the risk of acute ischemic stroke compare between patients with Covid-19 and patients with influenza (a respiratory virus previously linked to stroke)? Findings In this large retrospective cohort study conducted at two academic hospitals in New York City, patients with emergency department visits and hospitalizations with Covid-19 were approximately seven times as likely to have an acute ischemic stroke as compared to patients with emergency department visits or hospitalizations with influenza. Meaning Patients with...
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Topics: 
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Virology
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