Adverse clinical outcomes after dabigatran reversal with idarucizumab to facilitate acute stroke thrombolysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-017-8410-6
Abstract: Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) thrombolysis remains the only proven pharmacological treatment for acute ischemic stroke [1]. A common clinical scenario is where a patient with atrial fibrillation (AF) on therapeutic anticoagulation presents with an… read more here.
Keywords: thrombolysis; reversal idarucizumab; dabigatran reversal; stroke thrombolysis ... See more keywords
Stroke thrombolysis – Is more better?
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DOI: 10.1111/ane.13630
Abstract: In this issue of Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Bergh et al present a study in which they account for reasons why thrombolysis is not given to patients with ischemic stroke.1 They wisely conclude that increasing the… read more here.
Keywords: thrombolysis; thrombolysis better; stroke thrombolysis; stroke ... See more keywords
Stroke thrombolysis complicated by ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223580
Abstract: An 84-year-old male Jehovah’s Witness presented to the emergency department 1 hour after onset of left facial droop and left upper limb weakness. Thrombolytic stroke treatment was commenced as per local thrombolytic protocol with intravenous recombinant… read more here.
Keywords: elevation myocardial; stroke thrombolysis; myocardial infarction; thrombolysis complicated ... See more keywords
Impact of hyperglycaemia on complications in patients who had a stroke after thrombolysis
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DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138736
Abstract: Background We sought to investigate whether admission hyperglycaemia is associated with complications in patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) treated with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and, if so, whether complications during hospitalisation… read more here.
Keywords: gastrointestinal bleeding; brain oedema; hyperglycaemia; stroke thrombolysis ... See more keywords
Leukoaraiosis and risk of intracranial hemorrhage and outcome after stroke thrombolysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196505
Abstract: Background The impact of leukoaraiosis on the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) after stroke thrombolysis is conflicting, and the data on Asian populations are lacking. Therefore, in this study, we assessed the association between… read more here.
Keywords: leukoaraiosis risk; outcome; hemorrhage; stroke thrombolysis ... See more keywords
Stroke thrombolysis in a middle-income country: A case study exploring the determinants of its implementation
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1048807
Abstract: Introduction Translation of evidence into clinical practice for use of intravenous thrombolysis in acute stroke care has been slow, especially across low- and middle-income countries. In Malaysia where the average national uptake was poor among… read more here.
Keywords: thrombolysis; intravenous stroke; stroke thrombolysis; middle income ... See more keywords