Background Early reports from the COVID‐19 pandemic identified coronary thrombosis leading to ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) as a complication of COVID‐19 infection.
Ankeet S. Bhatt +11 more
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Trends in stroke thrombolysis rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a hospital-based observation study [PDF]
Aim To assess trends in thrombolysis rates and door-to-needle times in University Hospital Mostar. Methods Data from the University Hospital Mostar Registry were used.
Marija Bender +4 more
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Relationship of blood pressure, antihypertensive therapy, and outcome in ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis: retrospective analysis from Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR) [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The optimal management of blood pressure (BP) in acute stroke remains unclear. For ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis, current guidelines suggest pharmacological intervention if ...
Ahmed, N. +4 more
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BackgroundIMPROVE‐IT (Improved Reduction of Outcomes: Vytorin Efficacy International Trial) showed that adding the nonstatin ezetimibe to statin therapy further reduced cardiovascular events in patients after an acute coronary syndrome. In a prespecified
Eri Toda Kato +9 more
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Influence of age on outcome from thrombolysis in acute stroke: a controlled comparison in patients from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA) [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in patients aged >80 years is not approved in some countries due to limited trial data in the very elderly.
Bluhmki, E. +4 more
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Background and purpose To investigate the association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) with post-thrombolysis early neurological outcomes including early neurological ...
Pengyu Gong +15 more
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Assessing the effectiveness of primary angioplasty compared with thrombolysis and its relationship to time delay: a Bayesian evidence synthesis [PDF]
Background: Meta-analyses of trials have shown greater benefits from angioplasty than thrombolysis after an acute myocardial infarction, but the time delay in initiating angioplasty needs to be considered.
Abrams, Keith R. +6 more
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Purpose: to evaluate the rate and severity of filtration renal dysfunction in patients with acute coronary syndrome after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with X-ray contrast.Materials and Methods: serum creatinine levels were collected from 71 ...
N. T. Vatutin, M. I. Zinkovych
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Local Thrombolysis in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism—13 Years Single-Center Experience
To evaluate the prognosis after local thrombolysis compared to systemic thrombolysis in high-risk pulmonary embolism. Observational study during 13 years which included 37 patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism treated with local thrombolysis and 36 ...
Liviu Macovei MD, PhD +7 more
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BackgroundUnderstanding the relative risk of cardiovascular versus noncardiovascular death is important for designing clinical trials. These risks may differ depending on patient age, sex, and type of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Alexander C. Fanaroff +9 more
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