Unfavorable Outcome of Thrombolysis in Chinese Patients with Cardioembolic Stroke: a Prospective Cohort Study
First author:Xingao Wang
Corresponding author:Chunxue Wang
2015-08-01
Journal:PLOS ONE
Publication type: Original Contributions
IF(IF): 3.24
PMID: 26096605 Link To Pubmed Full text Download
Thrombolysis with alteplase is an effective and safe treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). It is controversial whether the outcome of thrombolysis in cardioembolic stroke is different from that of other stroke subtypes. This study compares the outcomes at 3 months postthrombolysis in Chinese patients with AIS secondary to cardioembolism (CE) to the outcomes of those with large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA).