Risk factors and differential prevention of in-hospital hemorrhagic stroke
- Authors: Shermatyuk E.I.1, Tsygan N.V.1, Postnov A.A.1, Chernenok M.G.1, Medvedev V.A.1, Sergeeva T.V.2,3,4, Litvinenko I.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Military Medical Academy
- City Hospital of the Holy Martyr Elizabeth
- Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Issue: Vol 44, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 415-425
- Section: Conference Proceedings
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/RMMArep/article/view/353814
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/rmmar677140
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/GKSYHY
- ID: 353814
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In-hospital hemorrhagic stroke is a subtype of acute cerebrovascular disease of hemorrhagic origin that includes all forms of non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (including subarachnoid hemorrhage) occurring in patients hospitalized for diagnostic evaluation or treatment of another condition, or admitted for a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. Unlike in-hospital ischemic stroke, the epidemiology of in-hospital hemorrhagic stroke remains insufficiently studied. In-hospital hemorrhagic stroke is a relatively rare competing condition, yet is characterized by a high rate of adverse outcomes (mortality may reach 50%), which may significantly contribute to in-hospital mortality and, similar to in-hospital ischemic stroke, is highly relevant and requires active investigation. In addition to common and specific risk factors, unique risk factors directly related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in the hospital setting play an important role in the pathogenesis of in-hospital hemorrhagic stroke. This article discusses the most frequent medical procedures associated with the highest risk of in-hospital hemorrhagic stroke, including endovascular surgical interventions, systemic thrombolytic therapy, and antithrombotic therapy. Based on the analysis of risk factors, currently relevant options for differentiated prevention are presented. Recognition of in-hospital hemorrhagic stroke as a distinct clinical condition will enable more effective targeted prevention, reduce in-hospital mortality, and improve clinical outcomes of in-hospital hemorrhagic stroke.
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Evgeniy I. Shermatyuk
Military Medical Academy
Author for correspondence.
Email: vmeda-nio@mil.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4163-1701
MD, Senior Resident
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgNikolay V. Tsygan
Military Medical Academy
Email: vmeda-nio@mil.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5881-2242
SPIN-code: 1006-2845
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgAleksandr A. Postnov
Military Medical Academy
Email: vmeda-nio@mil.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-1180-4683
6th Year Cadet
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgMaxim G. Chernenok
Military Medical Academy
Email: vmeda-nio@mil.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7793-4544
SPIN-code: 6460-2969
2nd Year Resident
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgVadim A. Medvedev
Military Medical Academy
Email: vmeda-nio@mil.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-4607-1984
5th Year Cadet
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgTatyana V. Sergeeva
City Hospital of the Holy Martyr Elizabeth; Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; Saint Petersburg State University
Email: sergeevatv@eliz-spb.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2949-6268
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgIgor V. Litvinenko
Military Medical Academy
Email: vmeda-nio@mil.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8988-3011
SPIN-code: 6112-2792
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
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