Influence of gender on outcomes after intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.

Shah, S H; Liebeskind, D S; Saver, J L; Starkman, S; Vinuela, F; Duckwiler, G; Jahan, R; Kim, D et al. · Neurology · 2006

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Recent data suggest that women obtain greater benefit than men from IV fibrinolysis for acute ischemic stroke. It is unknown whether this gender-thrombolysis advantage extends to those treated with intra-arterial (IA) thrombolysis. The authors evaluated the independent effect of gender among ischemic stroke patients treated with IA fibrinolysis and found no differences in short-term clinical and angiographic outcomes between men and women who received IA thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.

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