Publikation

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

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 12.10.2005

Bereiche
PubMed
DOI

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.