Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke With Concomitant ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Results From National Inpatient Sample 2016-2019).

Background: Acute myocardial infarction may concomitantly occur with acute ischemic stroke. The prevalence, complications, and outcomes of acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke are not well studied.

Methods: We examined hospitalized patients with acute ischemic stroke who were included in the National Inpatient Sample from 2016 to 2019.