Forebyggelse og stroke
Feigin, V. L., Owolabi, M. O., Feigin, V. L., Abd-Allah, F., Akinyemi, R. O., Bhattacharjee, N. V., Brainin, M., Cao, J., Caso, V., Dalton, B., Davis, A., Dempsey, R., Duprey, J., Feng, W., Ford, G. A., Gall, S., Gandhi, D., Good, D. C., Hachinski, V., Zagożdżon, P. (2023). Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission. In The Lancet Neurology (Vol. 22, Issue 12, pp. 1160–1206). Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00277-6
World Stroke Organization (2025) Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2025. Valery L. Evcihan et al.: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39635884/
Stroke Prevention (n.d.) Stroke Prevention. Available at: https://strokeprevention.info/
Sundhedsstyrelsen (SST) (opd. september 2025) Faktaark: Stroke i Danmark. Available at: https://redhjernen.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Faktaark_Stroke_Opdateret-sept-2025.pdf.
Kiran Bam, Muideen T Olaiya, Dominique A Cadilhac, Geoffrey A Donnan, Lisa Murphy, Monique F Kilkenny, Enhancing primary stroke prevention: a combination approach, The Lancet Public Health,Volume 7, Issue 8, 2022, Pages e721-e724. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35907423/
Hjerteforeningen (n.d.) Risikofaktorer: Forhøjet blodtryk. Available at: https://hjerteforeningen.dk/sygdomme/alle-sygdomme/forhoejet-blodtryk/
Sundhedsprofilen 2021: https://www.sst.dk/-/media/Udgivelser/2022/Sundhedsprofil/Sundhedsprofilen-kort.ashx
Sundhedsstyrelsen, 2013. Er der effekt af forebyggelseskampagner. Litteraturstudie og dokumenterede adfærdsændringer https://www.sst.dk/da/nyheder/2014/~/media/43841F7C33ED46C8A3915CB1FD39E7B9.ashx?m=.pdf
Forebyggelse af ensomhed hos ældre – Sundhedsstyrelsen
Sundhedsstyrelsen 2022. Sygdomsbyrden i Danmark – risikofaktorer. https://www.sst.dk/da/udgivelser/2023/Sygdomsbyrden-i-Danmark
Sundhedsstyrelsen 2022. Sundhedsindsatser målrettet socialt udsatte borgere. https://www.sst.dk/-/media/Udgivelser/2022/Ulighed/Sundhedsindsatser-maalrettet-socialt-udsatte-borgere
Sekundær forebyggelse
ESO Strokeprevention guidelines: https://actionplan.eso-stroke.org/domains/secondary-prevention
Longterm secondary stroke prevention, Simona Sacco, Professor of Neurology: https://www.elasf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ELASF2025_100325_0930_SimonaSacco.pdf
Lin, B., Zhang, Z., Mei, Y. et al. Cumulative risk of stroke recurrence over the last 10 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurol Sci 42, 61–71 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04797-5
Mohan, K. M., Wolfe, C. D. A., Rudd, A. G., Heuschmann, P. U., Kolominsky-Rabas, P. L., & Grieve, A. P. (2011). Risk and cumulative risk of stroke recurrence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke, 42(5), 1489–1494. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.602615
Ulighed på strokeområdet
Ulighed i strokebehandlingen, opsummering v. Læge og P.hd. Jonathan Wenstrup
Socio-økonomi
Andersen, K.K., Dalton, S.O., Steding-Jessen, M., Olsen, T.S., 2014a. Socioeconomic Position and Survival After Stroke in Denmark 2003 to 2012. Stroke 45, 3556–3560. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007046
Andersen, K.K., Olsen, T.S., 2019. Social Inequality by Income in Short- and Long-Term Cause-Specific Mortality after Stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 28, 1529–1536. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSTROKECEREBROVASDIS.2019.03.013
Buus, S.M.Ø., Behrndtz, A.B., Schmitz, M.L., Hedegaard, J.N., Cordsen, P., Johnsen, S.P., Phan, T., Andersen, G., Simonsen, C.Z., 2024. Urban-rural inequalities in IV thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: A nationwide study. Eur Stroke J 9, 722–731.
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Buus, S.M.Ø., Schmitz, M.L., Cordsen, P., Johnsen, S.P., Andersen, G., Simonsen, C.Z., 2023. Socioeconomic Inequalities in Functional Outcome After Reperfusion-Treated Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 54, 2040–2049. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043547
Buus, S.M.Ø., Schmitz, M.L., Cordsen, P., Johnsen, S.P., Andersen, G., Simonsen, C.Z., 2022. Socioeconomic Inequalities in Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 53, 2307–2316. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037687
Klaus Kaae Andersen, Marianne Steding‐Jessen, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton and Tom Skyhøj Olsen Socioeconomic Position and Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in Denmark 2003–2012. A Nationwide HospitalBased Study Originally published16 Jul 2014 Socioeconomic position and incidence of ischemic stroke in Denmark 2003-2012. A nationwide hospital-based study – PubMed (nih.gov) (fuld txt)
Sine Mette Øgendahl Buus, Marie Louise Schmitz, Pia Cordsen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Grethe Andersen and Claus Ziegler Simonsen Socioeconomic Inequalities in Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Stroke vol. 53 no.7 May 2022 Socioeconomic Inequalities in Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke – PubMed (nih.gov) (fuld txt)
Hyldgård, V. B., Johnsen, S. P., Støvring, H., & Søgaard, R. (2019). Socioeconomic Status And Acute Stroke Care: Has The Inequality Gap Been Closed?</p>. Clinical Epidemiology, 11, 933–941. Socioeconomic Status And Acute Stroke Care: Has The Inequality Gap Been Closed? – PubMed (nih.gov)
Hyldgård, V.B., Søgaard, R., Valentin, J.B., Lange, T., Damgaard, D., Johnsen, S.P., 2023. Is the socioeconomic inequality in stroke prognosis changing over time and does quality of care play a role? Eur Stroke J 8, 351–360. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873221146591
Jørgensen, T.S.H., Osler, M., Fors, S., Nilsson, C.J., Meyer, A., Modig, K., 2024. Adult offspring and their socioeconomic resources for development and survival of stroke: A Swedish and Danish nationwide register-based study. Scand J Public Health 52, 216–224.
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Kruse, A.M., Worm, M.S., Olsen, K.R., 2025. Social inequality in rehabilitation after stroke: a health care gap approach. Public Health 246, 105835. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PUHE.2025.105835
Langagergaard, V., Palnum, K. H., Mehnert, F., Ingeman, A., Krogh, B. R., Bartels, P., & Johnsen, S. P. (2011). Socioeconomic differences in quality of care and clinical outcome after stroke: A nationwide population-based study. Stroke, 42(10), 2896–2902. Socioeconomic differences in quality of care and clinical outcome after stroke: a nationwide population-based study – PubMed (nih.gov)
Geographical location of ischemic stroke patients affects thrombolysis availability in Denmark – ScienceDirect Geographical location of ischemic stroke patients affects thrombolysis availability in Denmark – ScienceDirect
Pantoja-Ruiz, C., Akinyemi, R., Lucumi-Cuesta, D.I., Youkee, D., Emmett, E., Soley-Bori, M., Kalansooriya, W., Wolfe, C. & Marshall, I.J. (2024) ‘Socioeconomic status and stroke: A review of the latest evidence on inequalities and their drivers’. Stroke, 56(3). https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.049474
Larsen, K. & Sødemann, M. (2024) Ulighedens drejebog. Sådan virker ulighed i sundhed. København: Samfundslitteratur.
Stack K, Robertson W, Blackburn C. Does socioeconomic position affect knowledge of the risk factors and warning signs of stroke in the WHO European region? A systematic literature review. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:1473. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09580-x
Vatsalis T, Papadopoulos D, Georgousopoulou V, Bostantzis P, Rudolf J. Global Awareness and Response to Early Symptoms of Acute Stroke: A Systematic Literature Review. Cureus. 2025;17(2):e78420. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.78420
Vestergaard, S.B., Valentin, J.B., Dahm, C.C., Gottrup, H., Johnsen, S.P., Andersen, G., Mortensen, J.K., 2025. Socioeconomic Disparities in Rate of Poststroke Dementia: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Stroke 56, 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.048380
Minoritetsetniske grupper
Mkoma, G. F., Johnsen, S. P., Iversen, H. K., Andersen, G., & Norredam, M. (2021). Incidence of stroke, transient ischaemic attack and determinants of poststroke mortality among immigrants in Denmark, 2004‒2018: A population-based cohort study. BMJ Open, 11(10), e049347. Incidence of stroke, transient ischaemic attack and determinants of poststroke mortality among immigrants in Denmark, 2004‒2018: a population-based cohort study – PubMed (nih.gov)
Mkoma, G.F., Johnsen, S.P., Iversen, H.K., Andersen, G., Norredam, M., 2022a. Immigration status and utilization of secondary preventive treatment after ischemic stroke. Eur Stroke J 7, 402–412. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873221111870
George F. Mkoma, Marie Norredam, Helle K. Iversen, Grethe Andersen, Søren P. Johnsen, 2022b. Use of reperfusion therapy and time delay in patients with ischaemic stroke by immigration status: A registerbased cohort study in Denmark European Journal of Neurology, 25 February 2022 Use of reperfusion therapy and time delay in patients with ischaemic stroke by immigration status: A register-based cohort study in Denmark – PubMed (nih.gov) (fuld txt)
Mkoma, G. F., Johnsen, S. P., Agyemang, C., Hedegaard, J. N., Iversen, H. K., Andersen, G., & Norredam, M. (2023). Processes of Care and Associated Factors in Patients With Stroke by Immigration Status. Medical Care, 61(3), 120. Processes of Care and Associated Factors in Patients With Stroke by Immigration Status – PMC (nih.gov)
Psykisk sygdom
Correll CU, Solmi M, Veronese N, Bortolato B, Rosson S, Santonastaso P, Thapa-Chhetri N, Fornaro M, Gallicchio D, Collantoni E, et al. Prevalence, incidence and mortality from cardiovascular disease in patients with pooled and specific severe mental illness: a large-scale meta-analysis of 3,211,768 patients and 113,383,368 controls. World Psychiatry. 2017;16:163–180. doi: 10.1002/wps.20420 PubMed.
Julie Mackenhauer, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Grethe Andersen, Jan Mainz and Søren Paaske Johnsen Disparities in Reperfusion Therapy and Time Delays Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke and a History of Mental Illness Originally published 18 Aug 2022 Disparities in Reperfusion Therapy and Time Delays Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke and a History of Mental Illness | Stroke (ahajournals.org) (fuld txt)
Mackenhauer, Julie, Christensen, Erika Frischknecht, Andersen, Grethe, Mainz, Jan, Johnsen, Søren Paaske, High Quality of Early Ischemic Stroke Care but Poorer Clinical Outcomes among Patients with a History of Mental Illness, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2023, 4141850, 10 pages, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4141850
Plana-Ripoll O, Pedersen CB, Agerbo E, Holtz Y, Erlangsen A, Canudas-Romo V, Andersen PK, Charlson FJ, Christensen MK, Erskine HE, et al. A comprehensive analysis of mortality-related health metrics associated with mental disorders: a nationwide, register-based cohort study. Lancet. 2019;394:1827–1835. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32316-5 Crossref.
Køn, alder og geografi
Stroke in women — from evidence to inequalities (European Journal of Neurology) Nature Reviews Neurology, July 2017. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2017.95
Eddelien HS, Butt JH, Christensen T, Danielsen AK, Kruuse C. Sex and Age Differences in Patient-Reported Acute Stroke Symptoms. Frontiers in Neurology. 2022;13:846690.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.846690
Ferrario MM, Veronesi G, Kee F, Chambless LE, Kuulasmaa K, Jørgensen T, et al.; on behalf of the MORGAM Project. Determinants of social inequalities in stroke incidence across Europe: a collaborative analysis of 126 635 individuals from 48 cohort studies. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2017;71(12):1210–1216. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2017-209728
Grundtvig, J., Sværke, K., Preskou, M., Christensen, L.M., Steiner, T., Christensen, H., 2025. Comparison of access to stroke diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and outcome between men and women. Glob Epidemiol 9, 100201. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.GLOEPI.2025.100201
Mortensen, E.H., Wenstrup, J., Blomberg, S.N.F., Kruuse, C., Christensen, H.C., 2025. Geographical location of ischemic stroke patients affects thrombolysis availability in Denmark. J Neurol Sci 469, 123382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2024.123382
Palnum, K.D., Andersen, G., Ingeman, A., Krog, B.R., Bartels, P., Johnsen, S.P., 2009. Sex-Related Differences in Quality of Care and Short-Term Mortality Among Patients With Acute Stroke in Denmark. Stroke 40, 1134–1139. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543819
Den præhospitale fase
Danstroke (2024) Årsrapport 2024. Available at: https://www.sundk.dk/media/c2vlyly0/danstroke_aarsrapport-2024_til-offentliggoerelse_300625.pdf (Accessed: 01.09.2025).
Eddelien HS, Butt JH, Amtoft AC, Nielsen NSK, Jensen ES, Danielsen IMK, Christensen T, Danielsen AK, Hornnes N, Kruuse C. Patient‐reported factors associated with early arrival for stroke treatment. Brain and Behavior. 2021;11:e2225. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2225
Jonathan Wenstrup, Bartal Hofgaard Hestoy, Christina Kruuse m.fl:
Emergency Medical Services dispatcher recognition of stroke: A systematic reviewJonathan Wenstrup, Stig N. Blomberg, Hanne Christensen, Fredrik Folke, Helle C. Christensen og Christina Kruuse:
Dispatcher Stroke/TIA Recognition in Emergency Medical Call Center and Out-of-Hours Service Calls in Copenhagen, Denmark
Mainz J, Andersen G, Valentin JB, Gude MF, Johnsen SP. Treatment Delays and Chance of Reperfusion Therapy in Patients with Acute Stroke: A Danish Nationwide Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2023;52:275–282. https://doi.org/10.1159/000526733
Vatsalis, T., Papadopoulos, D., Georgousopoulou, V., Bostantzis, P., & Rudolf, J. (2025). Global Awareness and Response to Early Symptoms of Acute Stroke: A Systematic Literature Review. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.78420
Wenstrup J, Hestoy BH, Sagar MV, Blomberg SNF, Christensen H, Christensen HC, Kruuse C. Emergency Medical Services dispatcher recognition of stroke: A systematic review. European Stroke Journal. 2024;9(2):283–294. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873231223339
Wenstrup J, Blomberg SN, Christensen H, Folke F, Christensen HC, Kruuse C. Dispatcher Stroke/TIA Recognition in Emergency Medical Call Center and Out-of-Hours Service Calls in Copenhagen, Denmark. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2023;13(6):e200197.
https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.000000000020019