Effect of treatment delay, age, and stroke severity on the effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke: A meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials

Background Alteplase is effective for treatment of acute ischaemic stroke but debate continues about its use after longer times since stroke onset, in older patients, and among patients who have had the least or most severe strokes. We assessed the role of these factors in affecting good stroke outc...

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Main Authors: Emberson, J, Lees, K, Lyden, P, Blackwell, L, Albers, G, Bluhmki, E, Brott, T, Cohen, G, Davis, S, Donnan, G, Grotta, J, Howard, G, Kaste, M, Koga, M, Von Kummer, R, Lansberg, M, Lindley, R, Murray, G, Olivot, J, Parsons, M, Tilley, B, Toni, D, Toyoda, K, Wahlgren, N, Wardlaw, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Lancet 2014