2023
Effect of Alteplase on Ischemic Stroke Mortality Is Dependent on Stroke Severity
de Havenon A, Abbasi M, Yaghi S, Delic A, Bangad A, Johnston K, Tirschwell D, Sheth K. Effect of Alteplase on Ischemic Stroke Mortality Is Dependent on Stroke Severity. Annals Of Neurology 2023, 93: 1106-1116. PMID: 36852919, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAtrial FibrillationFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIschemic StrokeStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeConceptsIV-tPAHigher NIHSSIschemic strokeAtrial fibrillationNational Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2016Non-Hispanic white raceOlder ageBaseline National InstitutesDEFUSE-3 trialsHealth Stroke ScalePost-stroke mortalityIschemic stroke mortalityEffect of alteplaseRisk of mortalityLogistic regression modelsAnn NeurolFAST-MAGIMS IIISevere ISHospital mortalityIntravenous alteplaseSevere strokeStroke ScaleStroke severityFunctional outcome
2020
Pulse pressure variability is associated with unfavorable outcomes in acute ischaemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis
Katsanos A, Alexandrov A, Mandava P, Köhrmann M, Soinne L, Barreto A, Sharma V, Mikulik R, Muir K, Rothlisberger T, Grotta J, Levi C, Molina C, Saqqur M, Palaiodimou L, Psaltopoulou T, Vosko M, Moreira T, Fiebach J, Rubiera M, Sandset E, de Havenon A, Kent T, Alexandrov A, Schellinger P, Tsivgoulis G, Investigators F. Pulse pressure variability is associated with unfavorable outcomes in acute ischaemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis. European Journal Of Neurology 2020, 27: 2453-2462. PMID: 32697894, DOI: 10.1111/ene.14447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousBlood PressureBrain IschemiaFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIschemic StrokeStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeConceptsPatients treated with intravenous thrombolysisAcute ischaemic strokeIndependent functional outcomePulse pressure variabilityIntravenous thrombolysisIntracranial bleedingAssociated with adverse short-termFunctional outcomesBlood pressureStroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysisTissue plasminogen activator bolusSystemic tissue plasminogen activatorAssociated with unfavorable outcomesAssociated with worse neurological outcomeSymptomatic intracranial bleedingLong-term functional outcomeSafety end pointPulse pressureAcute ischaemic stroke patientsAdverse short-termLysis of thrombiPressure variabilityTissue plasminogen activatorCombined Lysis of ThrombusIntravenous thrombolysis administration
2018
Increased blood pressure variability after endovascular thrombectomy for acute stroke is associated with worse clinical outcome
Bennett AE, Wilder MJ, McNally JS, Wold JJ, Stoddard GJ, Majersik JJ, Ansari S, de Havenon A. Increased blood pressure variability after endovascular thrombectomy for acute stroke is associated with worse clinical outcome. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2018, 10: 823. PMID: 29352059, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2017-013473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModified Rankin ScaleBlood pressure variabilityIntra-arterial therapyIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorPressure variabilityTissue plasminogen activatorLogistic regression modelsOrdinal logistic regression modelsIschemic strokeWorse outcomesMean age 63.2 yearsMedian admission National InstitutesMultivariable ordinal logistic regression modelsSystolic blood pressure variabilityPlasminogen activatorAdmission National InstitutesWorse neurologic outcomeWorse clinical outcomesLogistic regression analysisOrdinal logistic regression analysisIndependent predictive abilitySuccessive variationAcute strokeEndovascular thrombectomyNeurologic outcome