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ArticleJournal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures)2021

Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Cancer: a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.

Anca Motataianu, Smaranda Maier, Sebastian Andone, Laura Barcutean, Georgiana Serban, Zoltan Bajko, Adrian Balasa

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Article in Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anca MotataianuGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures Targu Mures, Romania.
Smaranda MaierGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures Targu Mures, Romania.
Sebastian AndoneEmergency County Hospital Targu Mures, Romania.
Laura BarcuteanGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures Targu Mures, Romania.
Georgiana SerbanEmergency County Hospital Targu Mures, Romania.
Zoltan BajkoGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures Targu Mures, Romania.
Adrian BalasaGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures Targu Mures, Romania.
Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · ROSpitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Târgu Mureş · RO

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Abstract

introductionAn increasing trend of cancer associated stroke has been noticed in the past decade.

objectivesTo evaluate the risk factors and the incidence of neoplasia in stroke patients. MATERIAL AND

methodA retrospective, observational study was undertaken on 249 patients with stroke and active cancer (SAC) and 1563 patients with stroke without cancer (SWC). The general cardiovascular risk factors, the site of cancer, and the general clinical data were registered and evaluated. According to the "Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project" (OCSP) classification, all patients were classified into the clinical subtypes of stroke. The aetiology of stroke was considered as large-artery atherosclerosis, small vessel disease, cardio-embolic, cryptogenic or other determined cause.

resultsThe severity of neurological deficits at admission were significantly higher in the SAC group (p<0.01). The haemoglobin level was significantly lower, and platelet level and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were significantly higher in the SAC group. Glycaemia, cholesterol and triglycerides levels were significantly higher in the SWC group. The personal history of hypertension was more frequent in the SWC group. In the SAC group, 28.9% had a cryptogenic aetiology, compared to 9.1% in SWC group. Cardio-embolic strokes were more frequent in the SAC group (24%) than the SWC group (19.6%). In the SAC group, 15,6% were diagnosed with cancer during the stroke hospitalization, and 78% of the SAC patients were without metastasis.

conclusionsThe most frequent aetiologies of stroke in cancer patients were cryptogenic stroke, followed by large-artery atherosclerosis. SAC patients had more severe neurological deficits and worse clinical outcomes than SWC patients. Stroke in cancer patients appears to be more frequently cryptogenic, probably due to cancer associated thrombosis. The association between stroke and cancer is important, especially in stroke of cryptogenic mechanism, even in the presence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

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cancercancer associated thrombosiscardiovascular risk factorscryptogenic strokestroke

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