Investigating Outcomes Post Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Stroke Patients With Cancer.
Steven D ShapiroSima VazquezAnkita DasJose F DominguezHaris KamalJi ChongStephan A MayerGurmeen KaurChirag GandhiFawaz Al-MuftiPublished in: Neurology (2022)
Our findings show that in contemporary medical practice, acute stroke patients with comorbid cancer or metastatic cancer who undergo endovascular thrombectomy have similar rates of intracranial hemorrhage and favorable discharges as patients without cancer. This suggests that AIS patients who meet criteria for reperfusion therapy may be considered in the setting of a comorbid cancer diagnosis.
Keyphrases
- papillary thyroid
- squamous cell
- healthcare
- small cell lung cancer
- acute ischemic stroke
- primary care
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- acute myocardial infarction
- metabolic syndrome
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- insulin resistance
- bone marrow
- atrial fibrillation
- brain injury
- cerebral ischemia
- subarachnoid hemorrhage