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Stroke in patients with chronic kidney disease & #8230;: How do we approach and manage it ?
This article is a review of stroke in patients with CKD and approach to managing it.
Source: Indian Journal of Nephrology - May 3, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: S Nayak-Rao MP Shenoy Source Type: research

Intravenous Thrombolysis in Anticoagulated and Thrombocytopenic Ischemic Stroke Patients Does Not Increase the Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (P4.271)
Conclusions:These data suggest that IV rt-PA can be safely administered in coagulopathic and thrombocytopenic patients. Although rates of sICH and mortality were similar to the NINDS cohort, caution may be needed to identify certain hemorrhagic risk factors. Routine exclusion of anticoagulated or thrombocytopenic patients is not supported and the use of IV rt-PA in these patients may increase the eligibility for acute stroke therapy, particularly at institutions where IA therapy is unavailable.Disclosure: Dr. Barazangi has received personal compensation for activities with Genentech. Dr. Sorensen has nothing to disclose. D...
Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Barazangi, N., Sorensen, S., Chen, C., Wong, C., Yee, A., Ke, M., Rose, J., Grosvenor, D., Bedenk, A., Fernandes, J., Tong, D. Tags: Thrombolysis and Acute Evaluation in Ischemic Stroke Source Type: research

Evidence suggests dabigatran is an effective and safe treatment for patients with VTE requiring early parenteral therapy
Commentary on: Schulman S, Kakkar AK, Goldhaber SZ, et al.. Treatment of acute venous thromboembolism with dabigatran or warfarin and pooled analysis. Circulation 2014;129:764–72. Context Until recently, an initial course of parenteral anticoagulation followed by vitamin K antagonist (VKA) was the standard of care for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In the past few years, direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) have been found to be non-inferior to VKA.1–3 The RE-COVER study found dabigatran to be non-inferior to warfarin, with a reduced risk for clinically relevant bleeding.4 In order to confirm these...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - September 15, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Granziera, S., Cohen, A. T. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Venous thromboembolism, Radiology, Pulmonary embolism, Clinical diagnostic tests Therapeutics Source Type: research

Presentation, therapy and outcome of patients with ischemic stroke under new oral anticoagulants.
CONCLUSIONS: Little is known about ischemic strokes under NOAC. To increase the knowledge, the data of 469 ischemic strokes which occurred in NOAC-investigating trials should be analyzed. Furthermore ischemic and bleeding events under NOAC outside clinical trials should be reported. An international registry, independent from the pharmaceutical industry for collecting these informations is desirable. PMID: 24821640 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - March 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Stöllberger C, Finsterer J Tags: Neurol Neurochir Pol Source Type: research

Abstract 234: Prior Warfarin Treatment and Intracranial Hemorrhage among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator: A Meta-analysis Poster Session II
Conclusions: These data suggested that the risk of sICH after thrombolytic therapy is not increased in patients using warfarin with sub therapeutic INR levels.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - May 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Li, H., Xian, Y., Laskowitz, D., Peterson, E. Tags: Poster Session II Source Type: research