Endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in patients with cancer: a propensity-matched analysis.

Krishna C JoshiParneet GrewalAndre Beer-Furlan Alejandro VargasNicholas OsteraasRima DaferMichael Chen

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2021)

In propensity matched analysis of patients undergoing EVT for AIS with and without cancer, 90-day functional outcomes and mortality were similar. However, there was a significantly higher rate of HT in cancer patients.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
patients undergoing
papillary thyroid
cardiovascular events
squamous cell
risk factors
coronary artery disease
lymph node metastasis
young adults