Treatment patterns and short-term outcomes in ischemic stroke in pregnancy or postpartum period
Leffert LR, Clancy CR, Bateman BT, Cox M, Schulte PJ, Smith EE, Fonarow GC, Kuklina EV, George MG, Schwamm LH. Treatment patterns and short-term outcomes in ischemic stroke in pregnancy or postpartum period. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 214: 723.e1-723.e11. PMID: 26709084, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke reperfusion therapyStroke reperfusion therapyShort-term outcomesTissue plasminogen activatorGuidelines-Stroke registryPregnancy-related strokeReperfusion therapyIschemic stroke patientsIschemic strokeNonpregnant womenPostpartum womenStroke patientsPlasminogen activatorPostpartum periodIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator useIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorFavorable short-term outcomesTissue plasminogen activator useAcute reperfusion therapyCatheter-based thrombolysisGreater stroke severityMajor systemic bleedingNonpregnant women 18Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhageHistory of hypertension