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Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Recent Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use: A Systematic Review and Meta?Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundIntravenous thrombolysis (IVT) is an effective stroke therapy that remains underused. Outcomes included symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, any intracranial hemorrhage, serious systemic bleeding, and 90‐day functional independence (modified Rankin scale score 0–2). The rates of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (3.4

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SHINE Trial Sheds Light on Deadly Stroke Complication

DAIC

The new analysis of the trial results, led by UVA Health’s Andrew Southerland , MD, found that high blood sugar shortly after thrombolysis – opening blocked arteries in the brain with a clot-busting drug – was associated with greater risk for potentially deadly brain bleeds, particularly in older patients with more severe strokes.

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Abstract WP20: Hemorrhagic Conversion Patterns After Stroke Thrombolysis With Alteplase versus Tenecteplase Real-World Experience

Stroke Journal

Secondary endpoint included the radiographic pattern of hemorrhagic conversion according to the Heidelberg bleeding classification (HBC).Results:Median Suggested mechanisms of bleeding are hemorrhagic conversion in clinically silent infarcts and contusions underlying the lesions. Results:Median age was 62.94 for alteplase and 64.45

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Comparing Low- or Standard-Dose Alteplase in Endovascular Thrombectomy: Insights From a Nationwide Registry

Stroke Journal

BACKGROUND:Timely intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy are the standard reperfusion treatments for large vessel occlusion stroke. METHODS:We enrolled consecutive patients in the multicenter Taiwan Registry of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke who had received combined thrombolysis (within 4.5

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Thrombolysis for Wake-Up Stroke Versus Non–Wake-Up Unwitnessed Stroke: EOS Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

Stroke Journal

mg/kg]) comparing IVT with placebo or standard treatment from the EOS (Evaluation of Unknown-Onset Stroke Thrombolysis trial) data set. mg/kg]) comparing IVT with placebo or standard treatment from the EOS (Evaluation of Unknown-Onset Stroke Thrombolysis trial) data set. Death occurred in 4.0% and 0.3%, respectively (P=0.194).

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Abstract 59: Contemporarypre-Stroke Antiplatelet Use and the Risk of Symptomatic Hemorrhagic Transformation After Intravenous Thrombolysis

Stroke Journal

We evaluated the risk of hemorrhage associated with newer, more potent antiplatelet medications and dual antiplatelet regimens among patients treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA).Methods:Using The primary outcome of interest was symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) within 36 hours of tPA administration.

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Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Endovascular Treatment in Posterior Circulation Occlusions: A MR CLEAN Registry Study

Stroke Journal

BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) before endovascular treatment (EVT) has been investigated in randomized trials and meta-analyses. Although symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages occurred more often in the IVT group (4.8% Stroke, Ahead of Print. These studies mainly concerned anterior circulation occlusions.