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Association between comorbid cancer and outcomes among admissions for acute ischemic stroke receiving systemic thrombolysis.

Erin R WeedaNicole M Bohm
Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2018)
In this retrospective study of admissions for acute ischemic stroke receiving thrombolysis, comorbid cancer was not associated with a higher odds of in-hospital mortality but was associated with an increased odds of intracerebral hemorrhage. Factors driving this observed association should be explored in data sets containing clinical variables.
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