| Autor: |
Kui-Kai Lau, Yuen-Kwun Wong, Kay-Cheong Teo, Richard Shek-Kwan Chang, Sonny Fong-Kwong Hon, Koon-Ho Chan, Raymond Tak-Fai Cheung, Leonard Sheung-Wai Li, Hung-Fat Tse, Shu-Leong Ho, Chung-Wah Siu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 2, p e88283 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0088283 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cancer patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. It is unclear whether cancer confers any additional risk for recurrent stroke or cardiovascular mortality after stroke. METHODS: This was a single center, observational study of 1,105 consecutive Chinese ischemic stroke patients recruited from a large stroke rehabilitation unit based in Hong Kong. We sought to determine whether patients with cancer are at higher risk of recurrent stroke and cardiovascular mortality. RESULTS: Amongst 1,105 patients, 58 patients (5.2%) had cancer, of whom 74% were in remission. After a mean follow-up of 76 ± 18 months, 241 patients developed a recurrent stroke: 22 in patients with cancer (38%, annual incidence 13.94%/year), substantially more than those without cancer (21%, 4.65%/year) (p |
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