NCMP-18. PLATELET COUNT IS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTCOME IN CANCER PATIENTS STROKE

Autor: Laura G. Mendoza-Olivas, Héctor Spínola-Maroño, Myrna Candelaria, Bernardo Cacho-Díaz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Popis: INTRODUCTION: Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are among the most common causes of mortality worldwide, preceded only by ischemic heart disease (IHD). Thrombocytopenia was shown to be associated with poor outcomes in IHD and CVD in the general population. This study aimed to assess the relationship of thrombocytopenia with poor outcomes in cancer patients with CVD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data on patients with concomitant CVD and cancer who were initially treated at a cancer referral center between January 2010 and December 2017 were included. Thrombocytopenia was defined as a platelet count
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