Effect of Alteplase Use on Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Analysis of the Initiation of Anticoagulation After Cardioembolic Stroke Study
Yaghi S, Mistry E, de Havenon A, Guerrero C, Nouh A, Liberman AL, Giles J, Liu A, Nagy M, Kaushal A, Azher I, Grory B, Fakhri H, Espaillat K, Asad SD, Pasupuleti H, Martin H, Tan J, Veerasamy M, Esenwa C, Cheng N, Moncrieffe K, Moeini‐Naghani I, Siddu M, Scher E, Trivedi T, Wu T, Khan M, Keyrouz S, Furie K, Henninger N. Effect of Alteplase Use on Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Analysis of the Initiation of Anticoagulation After Cardioembolic Stroke Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e020945. PMID: 34323120, PMCID: PMC8475683, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.020945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAtrial FibrillationEmbolic StrokeFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesIschemic StrokeMaleMortalityOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareRegistriesThrombectomyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorUnited StatesConceptsAcute ischemic strokeMechanical thrombectomyAlteplase useIschemic strokeHemorrhagic transformationAtrial fibrillationPrimary analysisEfficacy of alteplaseInitiation of anticoagulationComprehensive stroke centerBinary logistic regressionIntravenous alteplaseStroke centersConsecutive patientsStroke StudyAlteplaseMortality ratePatientsSecondary analysisMortalityStrokeLogistic regressionFurther studiesFibrillationIAC study