Thrombolysis in stroke patients aged 80 years and older: Swiss survey of IV thrombolysis

Publikation

Thrombolysis in stroke patients aged 80 years and older: Swiss survey of IV thrombolysis

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 12.10.2005

Engelter S T, Bogousslavsky J, Sztajzel R, Baumgartner R W, Hungerbühler H J, Tettenborn Barbara, Mattle H P, Michel P, Arnold M, Lüthy R, Müller F, Weder B, Baumann A, Georgiadis D, Sekoranja L, Reichhart M, Lyrer P A

Zitation

Engelter S, Bogousslavsky J, Sztajzel R, Baumgartner R, Hungerbühler H, Tettenborn B, Mattle H, Michel P, Arnold M, Lüthy R, Müller F, Weder B, Baumann A, Georgiadis D, Sekoranja L, Reichhart M, Lyrer P. Thrombolysis in stroke patients aged 80 years and older: Swiss survey of IV thrombolysis. Neurology 2005; 65:1795-8.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Neurology 2005; 65

Veröffentlichungsdatum

12.10.2005

eISSN (Online)

1526-632X

Seiten

1795-8

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

This databank-based, multicenter study compared all stroke patients with IV tissue plasminogen activator aged > or = 80 years (n = 38) and those < 80 years old (n = 287). Three-month mortality was higher in older patients. Favorable outcome (modified Rankin scale < or = 1) and intracranial hemorrhage (asymptomatic/symptomatic/fatal) were similarly frequent in both groups. Logistic regression showed that stroke severity, time to thrombolysis, glucose level, and history of coronary heart disease independently predicted outcome, whereas age did not.