Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1 Predicts Risk for Symptomatic Hemorrhage After Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
In our study, HbA1c turns out to be an important predictor of sICH after thrombolysis for acute stroke. These results suggest that hemorrhage after thrombolysis may be a consequence of long-term vascular injury rather than of acute hyperglycemia, and that HbA1c may be a better predictor than acute blood glucose or a history of diabetes mellitus.

Source: Stroke - July 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Rocco, A., Heuschmann, P. U., Schellinger, P. D., Kohrmann, M., Diedler, J., Sykora, M., Nolte, C. H., Ringleb, P., Hacke, W., Juttler, E. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Thrombolysis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research