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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2012

Interventional stroke therapies in the elderly: are we helping?

N Zeevi, G A Kuchel, N S Lee, I Staff, L D McCullough

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Efficacy and safety of reperfusion treatments in middle-old and oldest-old stroke patients.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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  5. The effects of estrogen in ischemic stroke.Translational stroke research · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

N ZeeviThe Stroke Center at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 06102, USA.
G A Kuchel
N S Lee
I Staff
L D McCullough
UConn Health · USUnited States Nuclear Regulatory Commission · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction to Lessen Functional DeclineR01AG022092 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI WHITE, WILLIAM BARRY, WOLFSON, LESLIE · 2004 to 2017
$6.6M
Gender Differences in Ischemic Cell DeathR01NS055215 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MCCULLOUGH, LOUISE D. · 2007 to 2016
$4.3M
Energy dysregulation: The role of AMPK in strokeR01NS050505 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI MCCULLOUGH, LOUISE D. · 2006 to 2010
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG022092NIA NIH HHS R01AG022092NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050505NINDS NIH HHS R01NS050505NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS055215NINDS NIH HHS R01NS055215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeIt is unclear whether endovascular therapies for the treatment of AIS are being offered or are safe in older adults. The use and safety of endovascular interventions in patients older than 75 years of age were assessed. MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective review of patients with AIS 75 years or older (n = 37/1064) was compared with a younger cohort (n = 70/1190) by using an established data base. Admission and discharge NIHSS scores, rates of endovascular treatment, SICH, in-hospital mortality, and the mBI were assessed.

resultsRates of endovascular treatments were significantly lower in older patients (5.9% in the younger-than-75-year versus 3.5% in the older-than-75-year cohort, P = .007). Stroke severity as measured by the NIHSS score was equivalent in the 2 age groups. The mBI at 12 months was worse in the older patients (mild or no disability in 52% of the younger-than-75-year and 22% in the 75-year-or-older cohort, P = .006). Older patients had higher rates of SICH (9% in younger-than-75-year versus 24% in the 75-year-or-older group, P = .04) and in-hospital mortality (26% in younger-than-75-year versus 46% in the 75-year-or-older group, P = .05).

conclusionsPatients older than 75 years of age were less likely to receive endovascular treatments. Older patients had higher rates of SICH, disability, and mortality. Prospective randomized trials are needed to determine the criteria for selecting patients most likely to benefit from acute endovascular therapies.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAge DistributionBrain IschemiaComorbidityConnecticutEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex Distribution

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PMID22116109
PMCPMC8050447
OpenAlexW2160585954

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