Treatment of cryptogenic stroke with active cancer with a new oral anticoagulant

KW Nam, CK Kim, TJ Kim, SJ An, K Oh, SB Ko… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) was shown to be effective and safe in
treating venous thromboembolism, and generally used for stroke in cancer patients, but its …

Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke with active cancer

KW Nam, CK Kim, TJ Kim, SJ An, K Oh… - BioMed Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ischemic stroke patients with active cancer are known to have poor clinical outcomes.
However, the efficacy and safety of intravenous alteplase (IV t‐PA) in this group are still …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of 30-day mortality and the risk of recurrent systemic thromboembolism in cancer patients suffering acute ischemic stroke

KW Nam, CK Kim, TJ Kim, SJ An, K Oh, H Mo… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Stroke in cancer patients is not rare but is a devastating event with high
mortality. However, the predictors of mortality in stroke patients with cancer have not been …

Effect of early hospital readmission and comorbid conditions on subsequent long‐term mortality after transient ischemic attack

M Yousufuddin, N Young, L Keenan, T Olson… - Brain and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background The implications of early readmission on long‐term mortality after transient
ischemic attack (TIA) are not known. We aimed at examining the effect of 180‐day …

Multiple recurrent ischaemic strokes in a patient with cancer: is there a role for the initiation of anticoagulation therapy for secondary stroke prevention?

GA Suero-Abreu, JZ Cheng, RK Then - Case Reports, 2017 - casereports.bmj.com
A 52-year-old woman with a medical history of cervical and thyroid cancer, hypertension,
dyslipidaemia, uncontrolled diabetes and heavy smoking was diagnosed with a new …

[HTML][HTML] Case Report: Multiple recurrent ischaemic strokes in a patient with cancer: is there a role for the initiation of anticoagulation therapy for secondary stroke …

GA Suero-Abreu, JZ Cheng, RK Then - BMJ Case Reports, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A 52-year-old woman with a medical history of cervical and thyroid cancer, hypertension,
dyslipidaemia, uncontrolled diabetes and heavy smoking was diagnosed with a new …