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ArticleBMC neurology2024

Safety of alteplase intravenous thrombolysis and influencing factors of clinical outcome in elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Yongyin Zhang, Lifen Chi, Hao Shu, Qiang Zhou, Shunkai Zhang, Xuerong Huang, Xiaoyi Song

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Yongyin ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325200, China.
Lifen ChiDepartment of Neurology, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325200, China.
Hao ShuDepartment of Neurology, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325200, China.
Qiang ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325200, China.
Shunkai ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325200, China.
Xuerong HuangDepartment of Neurology, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325200, China. huangxuerong001@126.com.
Xiaoyi SongDepartment of Pharmacy, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325200, China. songxiaoyi2021@126.com.

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the Wenzhou Medical and Health Science Research Project 2018B13
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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the safety of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase (rt-PA) in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the elderly (≥ 80 years old) and with analyze the influencing factors of its clinical outcome.

methodsA total of 144 elderly patients (≥ 80 years old) with AIS who were admitted to our hospital from April 2018 to October 2019 were divided into the elderly thrombolytic group (n = 55) and the elderly non-thrombolytic group (n = 89) according to their different treatment methods, and 166 non-elderly AIS thrombolytic patients in the same period were selected as the non-elderly thrombolytic group. Routine antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulant therapy was given to the elderly non-thrombolytic group, while intravenous thrombolysis with rt-PA was given to the elderly thrombolytic group and the non-elderly thrombolytic group. The changes in National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and intracranial hemorrhage transformation within 7 days, mortality within 3 months were used to evaluate the prognosis and safety of patients in each group. Binary Logistic regression was used to analyze the independent factors affecting the long-term prognosis of thrombolytic therapy for AIS in the elderly.

resultsAfter the treatment, the short-term prognosis and the long-term prognosis improvement rates in the non-elderly thrombolytic group and the elderly thrombolytic group were higher than that in the elderly non-thrombolytic group (P < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in mortality between the elderly thrombolytic group and the elderly non-thrombolytic group or in intracranial hemorrhage transformation among the different groups (P > 0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that NIHSS score before treatment was an independent risk factor affecting the long-term prognosis of elderly AIS patients after thrombolysis (P < 0.05).

conclusionElderly AIS patients after rt-PA thrombolysis therapy can improve the short-term, long-term prognosis. The risk of intracranial hemorrhage transformation and death is not higher than that of elderly non thrombolytic patients, indicating that rt-PA treatment is safe for elderly AIS patients. The NIHSS score before treatment was an independent risk factor affecting the long-term prognosis of elderly AIS patients after thrombolytic therapy.

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Fibrinolytic AgentsIschemic StrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorAdministration, IntravenousAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeFibrinolytic AgentsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorAcute ischemic strokeAlteplaseElderlyInfluencing factorsSafety

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