ArticleTherapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease
Predicting outcomes in patients with cancer and atrial fibrillation.
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- Incidence of stroke in the first year after diagnosis of cancer-A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke in cancer: the latest scientific evidence, current management, and future directions.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2025Review
- The B-SCancers · 2025Article
- Atrial Fibrillation and Cancer-Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Cancer.JACC. Advances · 2023Article
- Common Pathophysiology in Cancer, Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, and Thrombosis:JACC. CardioOncology · 2021Review
- Impact of timing of atrial fibrillation, CHAOpen heart · 2020Article
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backgroundThe role of cancer-specific factors for ischemic stroke and mortality in patients with cancer and atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We evaluated the utility of a previously validated risk tool for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer outpatients [Khorana score (KS)] in predicting stroke and mortality in cancer patients with AF.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with cancer and AF at the Cleveland Clinic from 2008 to 2014. Outcomes, CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and KS scores were calculated from date of cancer diagnosis. Prognostic factors were identified with Fine and Gray regression (for stroke) or Cox proportional hazards analysis (for mortality).
resultsThe study population comprised 1181 patients. Genitourinary (19%), lung (18%), and gastrointestinal (13%) were the most frequent cancers. Overall, 67% had CHADS2 ⩾ 2, 57% had an intermediate KS (1-2), and 7% high KS (⩾3). Median follow up was 26.5 months (range 0.03-76). At a median of 8.2 months (range 0-61), 45 patients (3.8%) developed a stroke and 418 (35%) died. In multivariable analysis a high KS (HR 4.5, 95% CI 3.2-6.3,
conclusionIn patients with cancer and AF, CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc but not KS were predictive of ischemic stroke. A high KS represented a unique predictor of mortality beyond traditional risk scores.
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