Risk of intracranial bleeding in patients with primary brain cancer receiving therapeutic anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism: A meta-analysis.
Angelo PorfidiaMarzia GiordanoCarmelo Lucio SturialeSonia D'ArrigoMarco P DonadiniAlessandro OliviWalter AgenoRoberto PolaPublished in: Brain and behavior (2020)
This meta-analysis demonstrates that anticoagulation for VTE increases the risk of ICH in subjects with malignant brain tumors. Future studies are warranted to fully understand the best medical treatment of VTE in glioma patients.
Keyphrases
- venous thromboembolism
- direct oral anticoagulants
- systematic review
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- case control
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- white matter
- meta analyses
- current status
- blood brain barrier
- combination therapy
- optic nerve