2013
Influence of racial differences on outcomes after thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke
Mishra NK, Mandava P, Chen C, Grotta J, Lees KR, Kent TA, collaboration V. Influence of racial differences on outcomes after thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke. International Journal Of Stroke 2013, 9: 613-617. PMID: 24148895, DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activatorBaseline National InstitutesHealth Stroke ScaleNon-Caucasian patientsPlasminogen activatorStroke ScaleNational InstituteRace-EthnicityNon-thrombolysed patientsStroke III TrialRace-ethnicity groupsNeuroprotection trialsIII trialsDiabetes statusFunctional outcomeImproved outcomesPatientsNeurological disordersCaucasian populationDifferential responseEthnicity groupsOutcomesCaucasiansOddsTrials
2010
Thrombolysis in very elderly people: controlled comparison of SITS International Stroke Thrombolysis Registry and Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive
Mishra NK, Ahmed N, Andersen G, Egido JA, Lindsberg PJ, Ringleb PA, Wahlgren NG, Lees KR. Thrombolysis in very elderly people: controlled comparison of SITS International Stroke Thrombolysis Registry and Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive. The BMJ 2010, 341: c6046. PMID: 21098614, PMCID: PMC2990864, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c6046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual International Stroke Trials ArchiveNon-randomised patientsAcute ischemic strokeProportional odds logistic regression analysisComparison of outcomesLogistic regression analysisNeuroprotection trialsSITS-ISTREffect of ageIschemic strokeHaenszel testCochran-MantelThrombolysisPatientsRegression analysisInfluence of Age on Outcome From Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke
Mishra NK, Diener HC, Lyden PD, Bluhmki E, Lees KR. Influence of Age on Outcome From Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2010, 41: 2840-2848. PMID: 21030710, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.586206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeHealth scale scoresControl subjectsIschemic strokeInfluence of ageScale scoreBaseline National InstitutesRankin Scale scoreNational InstituteLimited trial dataNeuroprotection trialsRankin scoreThrombolysis treatmentAcute strokeYounger patientsAge decilesPoor outcomeBaseline severityImproved outcomesPatientsHaenszel testTrial dataCochran-MantelThrombolysisLogistic regressionThrombolysis Is Associated With Consistent Functional Improvement Across Baseline Stroke Severity
Mishra NK, Lyden P, Grotta JC, Lees KR. Thrombolysis Is Associated With Consistent Functional Improvement Across Baseline Stroke Severity. Stroke 2010, 41: 2612-2617. PMID: 20947852, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.589317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRankin Scale score distributionBaseline stroke severityBaseline NIHSSAssociation of treatmentScale score distributionStroke severityOdds ratioModified Rankin scale score distributionCochran-MantelVirtual International Stroke Trials ArchiveBaseline National InstitutesConsistent functional improvementsHealth Stroke ScaleProportional odds logistic regression analysisClinical trial enrollmentLogistic regression analysisNeuroprotection trialsUntreated comparatorsStroke ScaleTrial enrollmentAdjusted outcomesThrombolysed patientsNonrandomized comparisonBaseline severityFunctional improvement