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Clopidogrel increases risk of pneumonia compared with aspirin in acute ischemic minor stroke patients
AbstractAntiplatelet agents may increase the risk of infections via suppressing platelet-mediated immune response. Here we assessed the contribution of clopidogrel versus aspirin to the development of pneumonia during an acute ischemic stroke admission. A retrospective cohort study was conducted of acute ischemic stroke patients who were admitted to our hospital from 2015 to 2018. Included patients received uninterrupted clopidogrel or aspirin therapy and did not take other antiplatelet agents throughout their stay. The interest outcome was development of pneumonia after stroke. Conditional logistic regression model after ...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - October 9, 2020 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Age-related burden and characteristics of embolic stroke of undetermined source in the real world clinical practice
AbstractFew data are available on age-related burden and characteristics of embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) in the real world clinical practice. The aim of our study was to provide information about it. We retrospectively analyzed data of patients consecutively admitted to our Stroke Unit along 1  year (2017, November 1st–2018, October 31st). The etiology of ischemic stroke was defined at hospital discharge; ESUS was considered as a subset of cryptogenic stroke, and defined according to the 2014 international criteria. In the analyzed period, 306 patients, 52.3% females, mean age ± S D 77.9 ± 11.9...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - September 6, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Clinical recovery and health-related quality of life in ischaemic stroke survivors receiving thrombolytic treatment: a 1-year follow-up study
AbstractThe aims of this study were to examine prospectively the course of neurological and functional recovery and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in ischaemic stroke patients after intravenous thrombolysis, to assess the 1-year outcome and to determine the early predictors. A group of 53 consecutive patients were assessed at admission to the acute stroke unit (T0), before their discharge (T1), and at 3 (T2) and 12 (T3) months after hospital discharge. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), the Barthel Index (BI) and the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SSQoL) were used to evaluate stroke sev...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - December 31, 2016 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

CHA 2 DS 2 –VASc score predicts short- and long-term outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis
AbstractThe CHA2DS2–VASc score is a validated tool to assess the thromboembolic risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. Pre-stroke CHA2DS2–VASc score may predict outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) without atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study was to investigate if the pre-stroke CHA2DS2–VASc score is able to predict short- and long-term outcomes in AIS patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). The study group consisted of 256 consecutive patients admitted to the Udine University Hospital with AIS and underwent IVT between January 2015 to March 2017. The pre-stroke CH A2DS2–VASc...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - October 24, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Number of ischemic strokes potentially eligible for revascularization treatments in an Italian Comprehensive Stroke Center: a modeling study
AbstractTo rationally plan acute services, the proportion of ischemic strokes that may be eligible for revascularization treatments should be estimated. We aimed to estimate the proportion of patients directly admitted to an Italian Comprehensive Stroke Center who may be eligible for intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), combined IVT and endovascular thrombectomy (ET), or direct ET according to the current guidelines. We conducted a retrospective analysis based on data prospectively collected from 876 consecutive adult ischemic stroke patients who were directly admitted to the Stroke Unit of the University Hospital of Verona wit...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - July 14, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

The management of patients with acute ischemic stroke while on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs): data from an Italian cohort and a proposed algorithm
This study aimed at investigating whether there is any relationship between DOAC plasma levels and the stroke occurrence, on the basis of the phenotypic classification and pathophysiology of the stroke, in a cohort of DOAC-treated patients admitted to our hospital for AIS o ver 1-year period. A total of 28 patients had DOAC plasma levels determined in emergency and were included in the study, nine patients receiving dabigatran, 11 rivaroxaban and 8 apixaban. The DOAC levels were low in 8/28 patients (28.6% of the sample), intermediate in 4 (14.3%) and high in 16 (57.1% ). The most prevalent stroke subtype was the small ves...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - April 16, 2020 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Pre-admission antithrombotic use is associated with 3-month mRS score after thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke
AbstractIn patients who undergo thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke, the relationship between pre-admission antithrombotic (anticoagulation or antiplatelet) use and both radiographic and functional outcome is not well understood. We sought to explore the relationship between pre-admission antithrombotic use in patients who underwent thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke at two medical centers in New York City between December 2018 and November 2020. Analyses were performed using analysis of variance and Pearson ’s chi-squared tests. Of 234 patients in the analysis cohort, 65 (28%) were on anticoagulation, 64 (27%) we...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - July 21, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Hyperfibrinogenemia predicts long-term risk of death after ischemic stroke
Abstract In stroke patients higher levels of plasma fibrinogen are associated with increased risk of unfavourable functional outcome and short-term mortality. The aim of our study was to determine the relationship between plasma fibrinogen level and long-term risk of death in ischemic stroke patients. Seven hundred thirty six patients (median age 71; 47.1 % men) admitted to the stroke unit within 24 h after stroke were included. Plasma fibrinogen level was measured on day 1 of hospitalisation. Hyperfibrinogenemia was defined as plasma fibrinogen concentration >3.5 g/L. The maximal follow-up period was 84 ...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - October 2, 2014 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Interhospital transfer on intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke in three chinese municipal stroke centers
AbstractWe included acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients who received recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) at three stroke centers via either interhospital transfer or direct presentation and compared the clinical outcomes and time metrics to analyze the impact of interhospital transfer on intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). We retrospectively enrolled patients with AIS admitted to three stroke centers from October 1, 2016, to June 1, 2018. Patients treated with rt-PA were classified into the transfer and direct groups. We collected the patients ’ general information and time points. Statistical analyses were con...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - October 19, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Acute ischemic stroke patients with diabetes should not be excluded from intravenous thrombolysis
Abstract The benefit of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) has been questioned for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in cases of acute ischemic stroke (IS). Our objective was to analyze the differences in outcome according to prior diagnosis of DM and the use or not of IVT. Observational study with inclusion of consecutive IS patients admitted to an stroke unit. Demographic data, vascular risk factors, comorbidity, stroke severity and 3-month follow-up outcome (modified Rankin Scale) were compared according to prior diagnosis of DM and the use or not of IVT. A total of 1,139 IS patients were admitted; 283 (24.8 %...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - October 2, 2014 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

The relationship between the prognosis of children with acute arterial stroke and polymorphisms of CDKN2B, HDAC9, NINJ2, NAA25 genes
AbstractIschemic stroke is a significant health condition, whose frequency in childhood is increasing day by day. Although many factors are effective in development of the stroke, it has been showed that individuals having risk factors have a genetic predisposition. The aim of the study is to determine whether distinct genetic mutations are risk factors for children with history of ischemic stroke. Our sample data is taken from 58 patients (29 male and 29 female) who applied our hospital between 2012 and 2016 with diagnosis of acute or chronic arterial stroke and from 70 healthy children (32 male and 38 female) with simila...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - January 17, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Modified diffusion-weighted imaging-Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score including deep white matter lesions predicts symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage following intravenous thrombolysis
AbstractThe Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) is widely used for the assessment of early ischemic changes (EICs) before thrombolysis. However, for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) following intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA), the prediction abilities of CT-ASPECTS, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-ASPECTS, and DWI-ASPECTS including EICs in deep white matter (DWI-ASPECTS  + W) are unclear. We investigated associations between each score and sICH following intravenous rt-PA. Data from consecutive patients who received intravenous rt-PA for acute ischemic...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - November 18, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Comparison of costs and discharge outcomes for patients hospitalized for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke with or without atrial fibrillation in the United States
Abstract This retrospective analysis investigated the impact of baseline clinical characteristics, including atrial fibrillation (AF), on hospital discharge status (to home or continuing care), mortality, length of hospital stay, and treatment costs in patients hospitalized for stroke. The analysis included adult patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke between January 2006 and June 2011 from the premier alliance database, a large nationally representative database of inpatient health records. Patients included in the analysis were categorized as with or without AF, based on...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - November 5, 2014 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Early function decline after ischemic stroke can be predicted by a nomogram based on age, use of thrombolysis, RDW and NIHSS score at admission
AbstractThe availability of prediction tools for risk stratification after acute stroke is seen as a valuable perspective for tailored clinical management. This retrospective study was aimed to identify significant predictors of poor outcome in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke, which could then be used for constructing a prediction model. The study population consisted of 837 patients admitted to the Stoke Unit of University Hospital of Verona (Italy) for acute ischemic stroke within 12  h of symptoms onset. In multivariate analysis, age, use of thrombolysis, red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and NIHSS...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - November 11, 2016 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Management of oral anticoagulation in very old patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation related acute ischemic stroke
AbstractThe optimal management of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in the acute phase of non valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF)-related acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains controversial, especially in very old patients. Therefore, the aim of our study was to evaluate the practical management of OAC in this context. We conducted an observational retrospective study on patients 85-years old and older admitted to two Italian hospitals for NVAF-related AIS. For each patient, clinical and brain computed tomography data were recorded. Type of OAC (vitamin K antagonists, VKAs or Direct Oral Anticoagulants, DOACs), dosage and starting ...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - October 16, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

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