University of Pennsylvania: Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Have Low Risk of Stroke
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 21 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release:
While initial reports suggested a significant risk of stroke in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, a new paper published in Stroke from Penn Medicine shows a low risk of stroke in patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Notably, the majority of afflicted patients had existing risk factors, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. These findings provid . . .
While initial reports suggested a significant risk of stroke in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, a new paper published in Stroke from Penn Medicine shows a low risk of stroke in patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Notably, the majority of afflicted patients had existing risk factors, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. These findings provid . . .