Table 3 Future health of women with PAS
From: Pregnancy-associated stroke –a systematic review of subsequent pregnancies and maternal health
Author | Women in cohort (n) | PAS women n (%) | Types of events included in follow-up | Cardiovascular events reported for PAS | Mortality | Underlying condition | Duration of follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alebeek et al. (2018) [28] | 213 | 20 (9) | Stroke or other arterial event, eg. MI or cardiovascular procedure | 3 recurrent ischaemic strokes | nr | 2 SLE, 2 APS, 7 hypertension, 1 DM, 6 smoking | mean 14.8, SD 10.0 y |
Appenzeller et al. (2005) [24] | 18 | 6 (33) | CVT or other thrombotic event | none | none | none | mean 46, range 11–145 mo |
Breteau et al. (2003) [21] | 42 | 3 (7) | CVT recurrence, DVT, PE, any other health problem leading to hospitalisation | no recurrent CVT | none | nr | median 36, range 12–60 mo |
Ertresvg et al. (2007) | 41 | 2 (5) | Any new diseases | none | none | 1 APS + pre-eclampsia, 1 smoking + family histrory of stroke + FV Leiden heterozygous | 5 y |
Gastrich et al. (2012) [26] | 353 | 90 (25) | MI, stroke, cardiovascular death, death from any cause | no recurrent stroke, no MI | 4 cardiovascular deaths, 6 other deaths | pre-eclampsia | up to 16 years |
Lanzino et al. (1991) [19] | 59 | 2 (3) | Cerebral ischemia, MI, death | no recurrent strokes | nr | nr | mean 5.8 y, range 6 mo-11 y |