2013
Thrombolysis in Stroke Despite Contraindications or Warnings?
Frank B, Grotta JC, Alexandrov AV, Bluhmki E, Lyden P, Meretoja A, Mishra NK, Shuaib A, Wahlgren NG, Weimar C, Lees KR. Thrombolysis in Stroke Despite Contraindications or Warnings? Stroke 2013, 44: 727-733. PMID: 23391774, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.674622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Stroke ScoreAlteplase treatmentStroke ScoreOdds ratioBaseline National InstitutesIntravenous alteplase treatmentPretreatment National InstitutesSingle antiplatelet agentTrial selection criteriaAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsProportional odds logistic regression analysisSubgroup of patientsAdjusted odds ratioCommon clinical situationsNational InstituteLogistic regression analysisInternational normalizedIntravenous thrombolysisOral anticoagulationPrior strokeComprehensive retrospective analysisIschemic strokeRankin ScaleUntreated patients
2011
Thrombolysis outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with prior stroke and diabetes mellitus
Mishra NK, Ahmed N, Davalos A, Iversen HK, Melo T, Soinne L, Wahlgren N, Lees KR. Thrombolysis outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with prior stroke and diabetes mellitus. Neurology 2011, 77: 1866-1872. PMID: 22094479, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e318238ee42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH Stroke Scale scoreBaseline NIH Stroke Scale scoreConcomitant diabetes mellitusPrior strokeIschemic stroke patientsDiabetes mellitusThrombolytic therapyStroke patientsOdds ratioScale scoreAcute ischemic stroke patientsInfluence of DMOutcomes of patientsStroke Scale scoreRankin Scale scoreConfidence intervalsDistribution of mRSAlteplase treatmentProportional odds logistic regressionMRS outcomesThrombolysis outcomesPatientsHaenszel testEuropean approvalCochran-MantelLow Body Temperature Does Not Compromise the Treatment Effect of Alteplase
Lees JS, Mishra NK, Saini M, Lyden PD, Shuaib A. Low Body Temperature Does Not Compromise the Treatment Effect of Alteplase. Stroke 2011, 42: 2618-2621. PMID: 21757664, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.611210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline body temperatureAcute ischemic strokeRankin Scale scoreIschemic strokeAlteplase treatmentBaseline severityBody temperatureScale scoreVirtual International Stroke Trials ArchiveRankin Scale distributionsBaseline National InstitutesHealth Stroke ScaleIschemic stroke modelTreatment effectsStroke ScaleThrombolytic therapyImproved outcomesTherapeutic effectTreatment responseStroke modelTreatment groupsAlteplaseCochran-MantelLow body temperatureStroke