Shorter Door-to-Needle Times Are Associated With Better Outcomes After Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy and Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

CONCLUSIONS: Among older patients with stroke treated with either IVT only or IVT+EVT, shorter DTN times are associated with better long-term functional outcomes and lower mortality. These findings support further efforts to accelerate thrombolytic administration in all eligible patients, including EVT candidates.PMID:37199147 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064053

Source: Circulation - May 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shumei Man Nicole Solomon Brian Mac Grory Brooke Alhanti Ken Uchino Jeffrey L Saver Eric E Smith Ying Xian Deepak L Bhatt Lee H Schwamm Muhammad Shazam Hussain Gregg C Fonarow Source Type: research