Predictors of Recurrent Hospitalizations and the Importance of These Hospitalizations for Subsequent Mortality After Incident Transient Ischemic Attack

Mohammed Yousufuddin, Nathan Young, Jessica Shultz, Taylor Doyle, Karen M. Fuerstenberg, Kelsey Jensen, Kogulavadanan Arumaithurai, Mohammad H. Murad

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Abstract

Background: We examined predictors of recurrent hospitalizations and the importance of these hospitalizations for subsequent mortality after incident transient ischemic attacks (TIA) that have not yet been investigated. Methods: Adults hospitalized for TIA from 2000 through 2017 were examined for recurrent hospitalizations, days, and percentage of time spent hospitalized and long-term mortality. Results: Of 266 patients hospitalized for TIA, 122 died, 212 had 826 anycondition hospitalization (59 from TIA-related conditions) corresponding to 3384 inpatient days during 1693 person-years of follow-up. Of 42 patient-level characteristics, age greater than or equal to 65 years (Incidence rate ratio [IRR] 1.75, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.19-2.55), current smoking (IRR 2.15, 95% CI 1.39-3.33), concurrent heart failure (IRR 1.81, 95% CI 1.17-2.80) or anemia (IRR 1.90, 95% CI 1.40-2.48), and no prescription statin (IRR 1.45, 95% CI 1.04-2.03, P =.0289) emerged as significant predictors of anycondition rehospitalization. All these variables except heart failure remained significant predictors of TIA-related rehospitalizations. All-cause mortality was significantly increased after each hospitalization from anycondition (hazard ratio [HR] 1.32, 95% CI 1.26-1.39), TIA-related condition (HR 1.72; 95% CI 1.28-2.30), and per each day (HR 1.05, 95% CI 1.04-1.05) and per 1% of follow-up time spent hospitalized from anycondition (HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.34-1.58). Conclusions: Older age, current tobacco smoking, concurrent heart failure or anemia, and no prescription statin, easily measured patient-level characteristics, identifies patients with TIA at high risk for recurrent hospitalizations and the burden of these hospitalizations predicts subsequent mortality.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)167-174
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Readmission
  • mortality
  • transient ischemic attack

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Rehabilitation
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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