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ArticleNeurology and therapy2023

Effect of Intravenous Thrombolytic Dose of Alteplase on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Mingfeng Zhai, Shugang Cao, Jinwei Yang, Xiaoyan Cao, Zhong Dong, Wanyin Liu, Yongzhan Fu, Qiyue Guan, Yu Wang, Hongbo Liu

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  1. Early antiplatelet therapy after intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mingfeng Zhai *Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Fuyang People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, China.
Shugang Cao *Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hefei Hospital of Anhui Medical University, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, China.
Jinwei Yang *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
Xiaoyan CaoDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
Zhong DongDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
Wanyin LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Fuyang People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, China.
Yongzhan FuDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Fuyang People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, China.
Qiyue GuanDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Fuyang People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, China.
Yu WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. yw4d@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9454-9699
Hongbo LiuDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Fuyang People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, 236000, China. xh7293@126.com.
Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

the Fuyang Health and Health Commission Project FY2019-056the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071460
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study aimed to investigate the long-term prognostic effects of different alteplase doses on patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

methodsIn this cohort study, we enrolled 501 patients with AIS treated with intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase, with the primary endpoint event of recurrence of ischemic stroke and the secondary endpoint event of death. The effects of different doses of alteplase on recurrence of ischemic stroke and death were analyzed using a Cox proportional risk model.

resultsAmong 501 patients with AIS treated with thrombolysis, 295 patients (58.9%) and 206 patients (41.1%) were treated with low-dose and standard-dose alteplase, respectively. During the study period, 61 patients (12.2%) had a confirmed recurrence of ischemic stroke. Multivariate Cox proportional risk analysis showed that standard-dose alteplase thrombolysis (HR 0.511, 95% CI 0.288-0.905, P = 0.021) was significantly associated with a reduced risk of long-term recurrence of AIS, whereas atrial fibrillation was associated with an increased risk of long-term recurrence of AIS. Thirty-nine (7.8%) patients died during the study period. Multivariate Cox proportional risk analysis showed that age, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, and symptomatic steno-occlusion were associated with an increased long-term risk of death from AIS. The alteplase dose was not associated with the risk of death from AIS.

conclusionsStandard-dose alteplase treatment reduced the risk of long-term recurrence of AIS after hospital discharge and the alteplase dose was not associated with the long-term risk of death from AIS.

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AlteplaseIschemic strokePrognosisRecurrenceThrombolysis

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