Abstract TP200: Family History and Risk of Recurrent Stroke

Background: Association between family history of stroke and stroke recurrence remains unclear. Methods: Using a web-based multicenter stroke registry database, information on history of stroke in first-degree relatives was collected prospectively in ischemic stroke patients hospitalized within 7 day of onset. Collected information was categorized as follows: type of affected relatives with stroke (paternal, maternal, sibling, or two or more) and age of relative’s stroke onset in relative ( Results: Among 7,642 patients, 937 (12.3%) had history of stroke in their first-degree relatives, and 475(6.2%) experienced stroke recurrence (median follow-up, 365 days). In multivariate Cox proportional hazard models, overall family history was not associated with stroke recurrence (hazard ratio [HR], 1.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.80-1.41). However, the details of family history, including relative’s age at stroke onset Conclusion: This study suggests that having relative with early onset stroke and sibling with history of stroke increase the risk of recurrent stroke and imply that additional precautions may be needed in such population.