Effect of race/ethnicity on arterial recanalization following intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke patients

Several reports have identified that clinical outcomes such as death or disability in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients following intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment can vary according to race and ethnicities. We determined the effect of race/ethnicity on rates of arterial recanalization in AIS patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) after IV tPA.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Rami Fakih, Xiaoyu Ma, Abdullah Lodhi, Navpreet Bains, Brandi R. French, Farhan Siddiq, Camilo R. Gomez, Adnan I. Qureshi Source Type: research