Outcome of Stroke Patients with Cancer and Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a cause of stroke in cancer. However, clinical characteristics and outcomes in stroke patients with cancer-associated NBTE are not well known. METHODS:We included consecutive patients with stroke and active cancer over a 9-year period who underwent echocardiography. We retrospectively compared clinical characteristics and presence of metastasis between patients with NBTE, those with cryptogenic etiologies, and those with determined etiologies. We also investigated mortality and stroke events during the 6-month follow-up. RESULTS:Among the 245 patients, 20 had NBTE, 96 had cryptogenic etiologies, and 129 had determined etiologies. Metastasis was seen in all 20 patients (100%) with NBTE, 69.8% in patients with cryptogenic

SUBMITTER: Yoo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341006 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature