Thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke in the elderly: An emergent condition in developing countries

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 459-464

  Martins, Sheila Cristina Ouriques ^a,b   Friedrich, Maurício André Gheller ^b   Brondani, Rosane ^a,b   De Almeida, Andrea Garcia ^a,c   De Araújo, Mariana D'Agnino ^b   Chaves, Márcia Lorena Fagundes ^a   Berger, Joseph Robert ^d   Massaro, Ayrton Roberto ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL MÃE DE DEUS   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; infarction

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; GLUCOSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052438393     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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