Time to treatment with bridging intravenous alteplase before endovascular treatment:subanalysis of the randomized controlled SWIFT-DIRECT trial

Conclusions We found no evidence that the effect of bridging IVT on functional independence is modified by overall or in-hospital treatment delays. Considering its low power, this subgroup analysis could have missed a clinically important effect, and exploratory analysis of secondary clinical outcomes indicated a potentially favorable effect of IVT with shorter in-hospital delays. Heterogeneity of the IVT effect size before MT should be further analyzed in individual patient meta-analysis of comparable trials. Trial registration number URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov ; Unique identifier: NCT03192332

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Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - August 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Meinel, T. R., Kaesmacher, J., Buetikofer, L., Strbian, D., Eker, O. F., Cognard, C., Mordasini, P., Deppeler, S., Mendes Pereira, V., Albucher, J. F., Darcourt, J., Bourcier, R., Guillon, B., Papagiannaki, C., Costentin, G., Sibolt, G., Räty, S., Tags: Open access, Ischemic stroke Source Type: research