Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Stroke Syndrome
  • Stroke Acute
  • Stroke, Cardiovascular
  • Stroke Ischemic
Type
Observational
Design
Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Retrospective

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Data will be retrieved from the stroke registry of Prince of Wales Hospital which recorded all in- and out-patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). All consecutive adult patients with known AF who developed ischaemic stroke or TIA in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 (i.e. 5 full year...

Data will be retrieved from the stroke registry of Prince of Wales Hospital which recorded all in- and out-patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). All consecutive adult patients with known AF who developed ischaemic stroke or TIA in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 (i.e. 5 full yearly time-points) and categorize the patients according to their anticoagulation status (elaborated below) with the inclusion and exclusion criteria stated will be recruited. All demographic data, blood results, imaging and assessment data will be retrieved from electronic patient record (CMS system) and stroke registry. All-cause mortality at 1 year will be verified via CMS system too.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT04607070
Collaborators
Not Provided
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Yiu Ming Bonaventure IP, MBChB, MRCP Chinese University of Hong Kong