Predicting 10-year stroke mortality: development and validation of a nomogram

Szlachetka, Weronika A., Pana, Tiberiu A., Mamas, Mamas A., Bettencourt-Silva, Joao H., Metcalf, Anthony K., Potter, John F., McLernon, David J. and Myint, Phyo K. (2022) Predicting 10-year stroke mortality: development and validation of a nomogram. Acta Neurologica Belgica, 122 (3). 685–693. ISSN 0300-9009

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Abstract

Predicting long-term stroke mortality is a clinically important and unmet need. We aimed to develop and internally validate a 10-year ischaemic stroke mortality prediction score. In this UK cohort study, 10,366 patients with first-ever ischaemic stroke between January 2003 and December 2016 were followed up for a median (interquartile range) of 5.47 (2.96–9.15) years. A Cox proportional-hazards model was used to predict 10-year post-admission mortality. The predictors associated with 10-year mortality included age, sex, Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project classification, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), pre-stroke modified Rankin Score, admission haemoglobin, sodium, white blood cell count and comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, heart failure, cancer, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver disease and peripheral vascular disease). The model was internally validated using bootstrap resampling to assess optimism in discrimination and calibration. A nomogram was created to facilitate application of the score at the point of care. Mean age (SD) was 78.5 ± 10.9 years, 52% female. Most strokes were partial anterior circulation syndromes (38%). 10-year mortality predictors were: total anterior circulation stroke (hazard ratio, 95% confidence intervals) (2.87, 2.62–3.14), eGFR < 15 (1.97, 1.55–2.52), 1-year increment in age (1.04, 1.04–1.05), liver disease (1.50, 1.20–1.87), peripheral vascular disease (1.39, 1.23–1.57), cancers (1.37, 1.27–1.47), heart failure (1.24, 1.15–1.34), 1-point increment in pre-stroke mRS (1.20, 1.17–1.22), atrial fibrillation (1.17, 1.10–1.24), coronary heart disease (1.09, 1.02–1.16), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1.13, 1.03–1.25) and hypertension (0.77, 0.72–0.82). Upon internal validation, the optimism-adjusted c-statistic was 0.76 and calibration slope was 0.98. Our 10-year mortality model uses routinely collected point-of-care information. It is the first 10-year mortality score in stroke. While the model was internally validated, further external validation is also warranted.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Funding: W.A.S. received the Medical Research Scotland 2019 Vacation Scholarship [Grant Number VAC-1424-2019] to perform the research. The NNUH Stroke Register is maintained by the NNUH Stroke Services.
Uncontrolled Keywords: cerebrovascular disease,ischaemic stroke,long-term mortality,prediction score,prognosis,clinical neurology,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2728
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
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Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2021 09:55
Last Modified: 23 Oct 2022 02:56
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81208
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-021-01752-9

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