Who may benefit from lower dosages of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator? Results from a cluster data analysis

Background The risk of symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (sICH) after thrombolysis is low but severe. Lower dose of alteplase may reduce the risk of sICH. We aim to identify subsets of patients who could benefit from lower dose of alteplase compared with standard dose.Methods Data from two observa...

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Main Authors: Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang, Yi Dong, Qiang Dong, Hao Li, Ye Han, Haipeng Shen, Frank Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group
Series:Stroke and Vascular Neurology
Online Access:https://svn.bmj.com/content/early/2020/07/01/svn-2020-000388.full