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ArticleAcute and critical care2025

Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in Korea.

Min Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Seong-Joon Lee, So Young Park, Jungyun Seo, Ji Man Hong, Hee-Kwon Park, Jae-Kwan Cha, Jeffrey L Saver, Jin Soo Lee

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Min KimDepartment of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Ji Sung LeeClinical Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seong-Joon LeeDepartment of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
So Young ParkDepartment of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Jungyun SeoDepartment of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Ji Man HongDepartment of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Hee-Kwon ParkDepartment of Neurology, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Jae-Kwan ChaDepartment of Neurology, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Jeffrey L SaverDepartment of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Comprehensive Stroke and Vascular Neurology Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jin Soo LeeDepartment of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.

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Abstract

Background: The effectiveness of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) in patients with large-vessel occlusion (LVO) receiving endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has been questioned. We investigated IV tPA effectiveness in real-world AIS patients, including those with intracranial LVO receiving EVT. Methods: We identified patients with AIS who presented to hospital with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ≥4 within 8 hours of symptom onset from the institutional stroke registry. The association of IV tPA use with effectiveness and safety outcomes was analyzed in overall enrolled AIS patients; LVO patients; and patients treated with EVT. The effect of IV tPA was assessed using multiple logistic regression. Results: Among the 654 patients meeting study entry criteria, 238 (36.4%) received IV tPA and 416 (63.6%) did not. Multiple logistic regression analysis and shift analysis revealed IV tPA was associated with improved outcomes in overall enrolled AIS population, LVO, and EVT-treated subgroups. Among EVT-treated patients, IV tPA was associated with higher likelihood of ambulatory or better outcome (modified Rankin Scale 0-3) with odds ratio of 1.95 (P=0.03). Conclusions: In this real-world study, IV tPA use was associated with improved outcomes for patients with AIS, including among LVO patients treated and not treated with EVT, in the contemporary mechanical thrombectomy era.

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ischemic strokeprognosisstrokethrombectomythrombolytic therapy

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PMCPMC12151730

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