Risk Factor, Pattern, Etiology and Outcome in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study

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Authors

Yun Yun Zhang · Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital

Dennis Cordato · Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital

Qing Shen

Ai Zhen Sheng

Wai Tak Hung · BreastScreen WA

Daniel Kam Yin Chan · UNSW Sydney

Abstract

Coagulation disorders were more likely to be seen in stroke cancer patients, and patients with cancer tended to have a higher in-hospital post-stroke mortality. Larger sample size studies may identify further differences in the characteristics of stroke patients with cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volume 23, Issue 2-3, pp. 181-187

DOI: 10.1159/000097639

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