Thrombolysis in Patients Aged over 80 Years Is Equally Effective and Safe
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Thrombolysis in Patients Aged over 80 Years Is Equally Effective and Safe.
BACKGROUND Despite stroke's high prevalence in the elderly, intravenous thrombolysis is licensed in Europe only for patients younger than 80 years old. We aimed to compare the functional outcomes and complication rates in patients older versus younger than 80 years old treated with intravenous thrombolysis. METHODS A retrospective observational study of patients who received intravenous throm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1052-3057
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.007