Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated With Thrombolytic Therapy for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brass L, Lichtman J, Wang Y, Gurwitz J, Radford M, Krumholz H. Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated With Thrombolytic Therapy for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Stroke 2000, 31: 1802-1811. PMID: 10926938, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.8.1802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionThrombolytic therapyIntracranial hemorrhageMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsIntracranial Hemorrhage AssociatedRetrospective cohort studyRisk stratification scaleMain outcome measuresAcute care hospitalsTissue plasminogen activatorExcessive anticoagulationPrior strokeCohort studyOlder patientsBlood pressureHemorrhage AssociatedIndependent predictorsMedical chartsSerious complicationsMedian weightAlternate therapyBlack racePrincipal diagnosisMedicare patients