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Marty Pack: Increased Mortality and Complications in Stroke Patients with COVID-19
Mar 8, 2026, 07:23

Marty Pack: Increased Mortality and Complications in Stroke Patients with COVID-19

Marty Pack, Founder and Creative Producer of Wail of a Tale Productions, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“A recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine found that COVID-19 significantly worsens outcomes in patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke – even after adjusting for age and comorbidities.

Compared to non-COVID patients, those with COVID-19 had:

  • Higher pneumonia rates (54% vs 11%)
  • Increased cognitive impairment
  • Nearly 3× higher in-hospital mortality
  • Longer hospital stays

The findings underscore the need for intensified respiratory and neurologic monitoring during infectious surges.”

Marty Pack

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