Safety and Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy Using rt-PA (Alteplase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Joint Authors
Arunachalam, Sumathy
Thomas, Binny
Sivanandy, Palanisamy
Krishnan, Vijayan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy.
Our study enrolled 23 patients out of which 2 patients died due to ICH; we also found that only 39% of patients reached hospital within stroke window, and for those treated, mean NIHSS during admission was 14.0, but drastic improvement was shown after 24 hours of treatment, that is, 9.89 (P<0.0001), and at discharge, it was 5.1 (P<0.0001) which showed a clear impact of the treatment, and around 60% of patients were discharged within an mRS score of 1 and 2.
Hence, it was found that thrombolytic therapy was beneficial, efficacious, and safe if used within 3 to 4.5 hours.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sivanandy, Palanisamy& Thomas, Binny& Krishnan, Vijayan& Arunachalam, Sumathy. 2011. Safety and Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy Using rt-PA (Alteplase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke. ISRN Neurology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sivanandy, Palanisamy…[et al.]. Safety and Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy Using rt-PA (Alteplase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke. ISRN Neurology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sivanandy, Palanisamy& Thomas, Binny& Krishnan, Vijayan& Arunachalam, Sumathy. Safety and Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy Using rt-PA (Alteplase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke. ISRN Neurology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485601
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485601
