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ArticleWomen's health (London, England)

In acute ischemic stroke patients with smoking incidence, are more women than men more likely to be included or excluded from thrombolysis therapy?

Oluyemi R Rotimi, Iretioluwa F Ajani, Alexandria Penwell, Shyyon Lari, Brittany Walker, Thomas I Nathaniel

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Oluyemi R RotimiCollege of Public health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
Iretioluwa F AjaniCollege of Public health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
Alexandria PenwellSchool of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, SC, USA.
Shyyon LariSchool of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, SC, USA.
Brittany WalkerSchool of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, SC, USA.
Thomas I NathanielSchool of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0954-5050
University of South Carolina · USEast Tennessee State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClinical factors associated with exclusion from recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in both men and women are not completely understood. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a gender difference in clinical risk factors that excluded ischemic stroke patients with a history of smoking from recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.

methodsRetrospective data from a stroke registry were analyzed, and multivariable linear regression models were used to determine gender differences. Logistic regression models determined exclusion clinical risk factors for thrombolysis in male and female acute ischemic stroke patients with a history of smoking, while sequentially adjusting for sociodemographic, clinical, and stroke-related variables. The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to determine the exclusion probabilities of men and women with a history of smoking within the stroke population.

resultsOf the 1,446 acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, 379 patients with a history of smoking were examined, of which 181 received recombinant tissue plasminogen activator while 198 were excluded from receiving recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Of the 198 patients, 75 females and 123 males were excluded from receiving recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. After multivariable adjustment for age, National Institutes of Health scores, and stroke-related factors, females who present with weakness/paresis on initial examination (OR = 0.117, 95% CI, 0.025-0.548) and men who present with a history of previous transient ischemic attack (OR = 0.169, 95% CI, 0.044-0.655), antiplatelet medication use (OR = 0.456, 95% CI, 0.230-0.906), and weakness/paresis on initial examination (OR = 0.171, 95% CI, 0.056-0.521) were less likely to be excluded from recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (thrombolysis therapy).

conclusionsIn an ischemic stroke population with a history of smoking, female smokers are more likely to be excluded from thrombolysis therapy in comparison to men, even after adjustment for confounding variables.

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Thrombolytic TherapyAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingFibrinolytic AgentsTissue Plasminogen Activatorgenderischemic strokerecombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rtPA)smoking

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