Gender Differences In Etiologies Of Stroke-related Deaths In An Era Of Availability For Stroke Intervention (5331)

Objective: Are identifiable differences for causes of stroke-related death among women and men? Background: Stroke is a disease that affects women unequally more than men. With the aging US population, stroke prevalence is projected to increase, especially among elderly females. In an era where the availability of acute stroke treatment and its early complications continue to rise, we sought to determine if there are identifiable differences for causes of stroke-related death among women and men. Design/Methods: We used a stroke death registry following acute ischemic stroke at a single academic center from 2009 to 2017. Past medical history, in-hospital data, and cause of death was retrospectively collected from chart review. Female baseline characteristics were compared to male. Causes of deaths among females >/=65 versus Results: Among all stroke deaths (n=162), there were 72 (44.4%) females, 90 (55.6%) males, with a mean age of 73 and 69, respectively. The proportion of smokers was higher among men (60.2% v 28.6%, p Conclusions: The trend for higher rate of post-treatment complications in women deserves further study in larger datasets. Women could be at higher risk for hemorrhage following IV-tPA and EVT due to older age. Disclosure: Dr. Bautista has nothing to disclose. Dr. Polineni has nothing to disclose. Dr. Chaturvedi has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for NEJM Journal Watch Neurology.