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 analysisInfluence of Age on Outcome From Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke
Mishra NK, Diener HC, Lyden PD, Bluhmki E, Lees KR. Influence of Age on Outcome From Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2010, 41: 2840-2848. PMID: 21030710, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.586206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeHealth scale scoresControl subjectsIschemic strokeInfluence of ageScale scoreBaseline National InstitutesRankin Scale scoreNational InstituteLimited trial dataNeuroprotection trialsRankin scoreThrombolysis treatmentAcute strokeYounger patientsAge decilesPoor outcomeBaseline severityImproved outcomesPatientsHaenszel testTrial dataCochran-MantelThrombolysisLogistic regression