title: Cancer as a risk factor for stroke in atrial fibrillation patients receiving long-term oral anticoagulant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: Gentian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Denas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Hospital, Italy. Electronic address: vittorio.pengo@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pengo
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Department, Local Health Unit of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joppi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prandoni
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants