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 analysisComparison 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