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Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets

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ISSN (Print): 1871-529X
ISSN (Online): 2212-4063

Acute Management in Very Old Patients: Is Thrombolysis Safe?

Author(s): Fabiana Ortega and Maria C. Zurru

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2011

Page: [6 - 8] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/187152911795945204

Price: $65

Abstract

In our analysis, patients who were treated with intravenous rt-PA had a better outcome than untreated patients, and this effect was not dependent on age. The weight of evidence to date indicates a potential for benefit in older people, and there is no a priori reason to suspect a diminished effect when compared with younger people. The risk of bleeding is similar in both groups. We believe that clinical treatment guidelines should be revised in order to remove the age restriction in the use of intravenous rt-PA acute ischemic stroke.

Keywords: NINDS rt-PA, INTRACRANIAL BLEEDING, octogenarians, rt-PA, elderly, thrombolysis, Acute ischemic stroke

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