Abstract
Stroke prediction scores have not been validated in patients with cancer and atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to identify unique risk factors and evaluate validity of CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores to predict risk of stroke and mortality. A retrospective review of all patients with cancer with pre-existing AF presenting from 2008 to 2014 was performed. Outcomes included ischemic stroke and mortality. Prognostic factors were identified with Fine and Gray regression for stroke and Cox proportional hazards analysis for survival. After excluding patients with hemorrhagic strokes, 2,037 patients were analyzed. Genitourinary cancers were the most common (29%) followed by gastrointestinal cancers (18%). Overall, 52% had CHADS2 ≥2. At a median of 6.4 months, 74 patients (3.6%) developed an ischemic stroke. Increased CHADS2 score was associated with stroke (hazard ratio [HR] 1.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.19 to 1.67; p <0.001).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2182-2186 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | American Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 15 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Dr. Khorana acknowledges support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 1R34HL127156, the Sondra and Stephen Hardis Chair in Oncology Research and the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, and the Cleveland Clinic Center of Excellent Grant. This work was supported in part by American Society of Hematology HONORS (Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists), Washington, DC awarded to Rushad Patell.
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© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
