Elderly Patients Are at Higher Risk for Poor Outcomes After Intra-Arterial Therapy
Chandra R, Leslie-Mazwi T, Oh D, Chaudhry Z, Mehta B, Rost N, Rabinov J, Hirsch J, González R, Schwamm L, Yoo A. Elderly Patients Are at Higher Risk for Poor Outcomes After Intra-Arterial Therapy. Stroke 2012, 43: 2356-2361. PMID: 22744644, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.650713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, BalloonCerebral InfarctionCohort StudiesEndovascular ProceduresEndpoint DeterminationFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansInjections, Intra-ArterialMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesReperfusionRiskStentsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntra-arterial therapyParenchymal hematoma type 2Elderly patientsBaseline disabilityClinical outcomesBaseline healthType 2Cerebral infarction 2Worse baseline healthElderly stroke patientsRankin Scale scoreWorse clinical outcomesCoronary artery diseaseAngiographic reperfusionBaseline demographicsStroke severityArtery diseaseStroke patientsAtrial fibrillationPoor outcomeSignificant hemorrhageHigh riskReperfusionPatientsBetter outcomes