Atrial fibrillation and short-term outcomes after cancer-related ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and cancer are each associated with worse outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Few studies have evaluated the impact of AF on outcomes of cancer-related stroke.

Patients and methods

We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study using the 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample, identifying all hospitalizations with diagnosis codes for cancer and AIS. The primary exposure was a diagnosis of AF. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. The secondary outcomes were length-of-stay and discharge to non-home locations. We used multiple logistic and linear regression models, adjusted for age, gender, race-ethnicity, and the Charlson Comorbidity Index, to examine the association between AF and study outcomes.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Wahbeh F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569568 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature