Stroke risk doubled among patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Although rare, patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are at an increased risk for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.“A few cohort studies have investigated the risk of stroke in [polymyositis] and [dermatomyositis] patients, all presenting an increased risk,” John Svensson, PhD, of Karolinska University