Thrombolysis 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 improvementComparison of Outcomes Following Thrombolytic Therapy Among Patients With Prior Stroke and Diabetes in the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA)
Mishra NK, Davis SM, Kaste M, Lees KR, . Comparison of Outcomes Following Thrombolytic Therapy Among Patients With Prior Stroke and Diabetes in the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA). Diabetes Care 2010, 33: 2531-2537. PMID: 20843977, PMCID: PMC2992183, DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual International Stroke Trials ArchivePrior strokeUse of alteplaseBaseline National InstitutesHealth Stroke ScaleProportional odds logistic regression analysisInfluence of diabetesInteraction of diabetesComparison of outcomesLogistic regression analysisConcomitant diabetesEligible patientsNeurological outcomeStroke ScaleIschemic strokeThrombolytic treatmentThrombolytic therapyThrombolysed patientsFunctional outcomeControl subjectsOutcome measuresPatientsDiabetesHaenszel testCochran-Mantel