Intravenous Alteplase at 0.6 mg/kg for Unknown Onset Stroke with Prior Antithrombotic Medication: THAWS Randomized Clinical Trial.
J Atheroscler Thromb
; 30(1): 15-22, 2023 Jan 01.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
This study aimed to assess the potential effect of prior antithrombotic medication for thrombolysis in an unknown onset stroke.METHODS:
This was a predefined sub-analysis of the THAWS trial. Stroke patients with a time last known well ï¼4.5 h who had a DWI-fluid-attenuated inversion recovery mismatch were randomly assigned (11) to receive alteplase at 0.6 mg/kg (alteplase group) or standard medical treatment (control group). Patients were dichotomized by prior antithrombotic medication.RESULTS:
Of 126 patients (intention-to-treat population), 40 took antithrombotic medication (24 with antiplatelets alone, 13 with anticoagulants alone, and 3 with both), and the remaining 86 did not before stroke onset. Of these, 17 and 52 patients, respectively, received alteplase, and 23 and 34, respectively, had standard medical treatment. Antithrombotic therapy was initiated within 24 h after randomization less frequently in the alteplase group (12% vs. 86%, pï¼0.01). Both any intracranial hemorrhage within 22-36 h (26% vs. 14%) and a modified Rankin Scale score of 0-1 at 90 days (good outcome) (47% vs. 48%) were comparable between the two groups. A good outcome was more common in the alteplase group than in the control group in patients with prior antithrombotic medication [relative risk (RR) 2.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02-4.99], but it tended to be less common in the alteplase group in those without (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.46-1.03) (pï¼0.01 for interaction). The frequency of any intracranial hemorrhage did not significantly differ between the two groups in any patients dichotomized by prior antithrombotic medication.CONCLUSION:
Alteplase appears more beneficial in patients with prior antithrombotic medication.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Isquemia Encefálica
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Atheroscler Thromb
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article