Active Cancer and Elevated D-Dimer Are Risk Factors for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke

<b><i>Background and Purpose:</i></b> Little attention has been paid to the pathogenesis of in-hospital stroke, despite poor outcomes and a longer time from stroke onset to treatment. We studied the pathophysiology and biomarkers for detecting patients who progress to in-hospital ischemic stroke (IHS). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Seventy-nine patients with IHS were sequentially recruited in the period...