Does Sex Influence the Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis in Ischemic Stroke?: Answers From Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombolysis Register [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Data from Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombolysis Register suggest that intravenous thrombolysis may modify the observed survival and recovery advantage for men expected in the natural course of an ischemic stroke, with a possible larger beneficial treatment effect in women when compared with men.

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Source: Stroke - November 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Lorenzano, S., Ahmed, N., Falcou, A., Mikulik, R., Tatlisumak, T., Roffe, C., Wahlgren, N., Toni, D., on behalf of the SITS Investigators Tags: Clinical Sciences Source Type: research