Abstract T MP103: Long-Term Outcomes of Elderly Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Atrial Fibrillation

Background: There has been limited investigation into the long-term outcomes of elderly patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Although ICH is associated with high short-term mortality, the long-term mortality of those patients with AF who survive a first ICH is unknown, as is the true incidence of recurrent ICH, ischemic stroke and major bleeding. The aims of this study were to examine the long-term outcomes of a cohort of patients with ICH and AF and to identify factors associated with long-term survival. Methods: We used the Ontario Stroke Registry (OSR) to identify a population-based cohort of patients ≥ 65 years of age with ICH and AF who were admitted to one of Ontario’s 150 acute care hospitals between 2002 and 2011. Linkage to health administrative databases was performed to assess mortality at 30 days, 1 year and 2 years as well as rates of recurrent ICH, ischemic stroke and major hemorrhage at 1 year. Prescription drug utilization in the year following hospita...