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Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage among eligible warfarin-treated patients receiving intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20212195     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether warfarin-treated patients with an international normalized ratio less than 1.7 who receive intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke are at increased risk for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage.
DESIGN: Retrospective study.
SETTING: Academic hospital.
PATIENTS: Consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke who are treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage.
RESULTS: One hundred seven patients were included (mean age, 69.2 years; 43.9% men; median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, 14; median onset-to-treatment time, 140 minutes; baseline warfarin use, 12.1%). The median international normalized ratio was 1.04 (range, 0.82-1.61). The overall rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was 6.5%, but it was nearly 10-fold higher among patients taking warfarin compared with those not taking warfarin at baseline (30.8% vs 3.2%, respectively; P = .004). Baseline warfarin use remained strongly associated with symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (P = .004) after adjusting for relevant covariates, including age, atrial fibrillation, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, and international normalized ratio.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite an international normalized ratio less than 1.7, warfarin-treated patients are more likely than those not taking warfarin to experience symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage following treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator. Larger studies in this subgroup are warranted.
Authors:
Shyam Prabhakaran; Juan Rivolta; Julio R Vieira; Fred Rincon; Joshua Stillman; Randolph S Marshall; Ji Y Chong
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-03-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of neurology     Volume:  67     ISSN:  1538-3687     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Neurol.     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-11     Completed Date:  2010-07-01     Revised Date:  2011-01-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372436     Medline TA:  Arch Neurol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  559-63     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. shyam_prabhakaran@rush.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease / therapy
Anticoagulants / adverse effects
Brain Ischemia / drug therapy*
Cerebral Arteries / drug effects,  physiopathology
Cerebral Hemorrhage / chemically induced*,  physiopathology
Drug Synergism
Drug Therapy, Combination
Fibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease / prevention & control
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stroke / drug therapy*
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / adverse effects*
Warfarin / adverse effects*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5P50NS049060/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticoagulants; 0/Fibrinolytic Agents; 81-81-2/Warfarin; EC 3.4.21.68/Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Arch Neurol. 2010 Sep;67(9):1156; author reply 1156-7   [PMID:  20837869 ]
Arch Neurol. 2010 Nov;67(11):1413-4; author reply 1414   [PMID:  21060022 ]
Arch Neurol. 2010 Nov;67(11):1413; author reply 1414   [PMID:  21060023 ]
Arch Neurol. 2011 Jan;68(1):135; author reply 135-6   [PMID:  21220688 ]

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