Cancer and embolic stroke of undetermined source

BB Navi, SE Kasner, MSV Elkind, M Cushman… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
One-quarter to one-third of ischemic strokes have no established mechanism after standard
diagnostic evaluation and are classified as embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) …

Cancer-associated stroke: pathophysiology, detection and management

E Dardiotis, AM Aloizou… - International …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Numerous types of cancer have been shown to be associated with either ischemic or
hemorrhagic stroke. In this review, the epidemiology and pathophysiology of stroke in …

Risk of arterial thromboembolism in patients with cancer

BB Navi, AS Reiner, H Kamel, C Iadecola… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: The risk of arterial thromboembolism in patients with cancer is incompletely
understood. Objectives: The authors aimed to better define this epidemiological relationship …

Incidence, risk factors, and mortality of atrial fibrillation in breast cancer: a SEER-Medicare analysis

A Guha, MG Fradley, SF Dent… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The national incidence, risk factors, and associated mortality of atrial fibrillation (AF) in
breast cancer patients are unknown. Methods and results Using the Surveillance …

Ischemic stroke in cancer patients: a review of an underappreciated pathology

BB Navi, C Iadecola - Annals of neurology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Currently 1 in 10 patients with ischemic stroke have comorbid cancer, and this frequency is
expected to increase with continued advances in cancer therapeutics prolonging median …

Arterial thromboembolic events preceding the diagnosis of cancer in older persons

BB Navi, AS Reiner, H Kamel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Cancer patients face an increased risk of arterial thromboembolism; however, it is uncertain
when this excess risk begins. This study evaluated the risk of arterial thromboembolism …

Cryptogenic stroke: research and practice

S Yaghi, RA Bernstein, R Passman, PM Okin… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Cryptogenic stroke accounts for 30% to 40% of ischemic stroke. It is essential
to determine the possible culprit because this will improve secondary stroke prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-related stroke: an emerging subtype of ischemic stroke with unique pathomechanisms

OY Bang, JW Chung, MJ Lee, WK Seo, GM Kim… - Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Systemic cancer and ischemic stroke are common conditions and two of the most frequent
causes of death among the elderly. The association between cancer and stroke has been …

Risk of stroke in cancer survivors: a meta-analysis of population-based cohort studies

F Zhang, K Wang, P Du, W Yang, Y He, T Li, Z Mei - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective Accumulating evidence suggests that cancer survivors may have a relatively
higher risk of stroke. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether cancer …

Arterial thromboembolism in cancer patients: a Danish population–based cohort study

FI Mulder, E Horváth–Puhó, N van Es, L Pedersen… - Cardio Oncology, 2021 - jacc.org
Background The relation between cancer and arterial thromboembolism (ATE) remains
unclear. Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate ATE risk in cancer patients …