Long-term prognosis after recovery from primary XXXX .

@entity1 @entity204 @entity1779 @entity548
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the long-term outcome for @entity1 who recover from a primary @entity1779 . The authors examined the rate of recurrence, vascular events, and @entity204 in survivors of a primary @entity1779 and the factors related to the long-term prognosis. METHODS: All 243 @entity1 admitted to one of three hospitals with a primary @entity1779 who regained independence were interviewed about vascular events after the index @entity548 . The authors used the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate the event-free survival and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis to identify predictors of recurrence, any vascular event, or @entity204 . RESULTS: During a mean follow-up of 5.5 years, the annual rates of recurrent primary @entity1779 , vascular events, and @entity204 were 2.1% (95% CI, 1.4 to 3.3%), 5.9% (95% CI, 4.5 to 7.7%), and 3.2% (95% CI, 2.2 to 4.5%). Age of 65 years or older was the only predictor of a recurrence (hazard ratio [HR], 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 6.1) and @entity204 (HR, 3.7; 95% CI, 2.0 to 7.0). In addition to age, male sex predicted the occurrence of vascular events (HR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1 to 3.0). Use of anticoagulation after the index bleeding tripled the risk of @entity548 events (HR, 3.0; 95% CI, 1.3 to 7.2). CONCLUSION: @entity1 who recovered from a primary @entity1779 had a 2.1% to 5.9% annual rate of recurrence, @entity204 , or vascular events. Age of 65 years or older more than doubled the risk of recurrence, vascular event, or @entity204 . The risk of vascular events in @entity1 was increased twofold.
