| Thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke in Austria: data from the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke (SITS) register. | |
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PMID: 20629718 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: We aimed at determining the safety and efficacy of IV alteplase in Austrian versus non-Austrian centres as documented in the Internet-based registers Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis for Stroke - MOnitoring STudy (SITS-MOST) and - International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR). METHODS: We analysed patient data entered in the registers SITS-MOST and SITS-ISTR in the period December 2002 to 15 November 2007. RESULTS: Compared to the non-Austrian cohort (n=15153), the Austrian cohort (n=896) was slightly older [median, interquartile range (IQR): 70, 60-77 years vs. 69, 60-76 years, P=0.05] and included more women (44.6% vs. 41.0%, P=0.03). Austrian patients had a significantly shorter stroke onset-to-treatment time (OTT; median, IQR: 135, 105-160 min vs. 145, 115-170 min, P<0.0005). Symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhages were observed in 1.6% of Austrian and 1.7% of non-Austrian patients (P=0.82). At 3 months, 50.8% of Austrian and 53.0% of non-Austrian patients were independent (P=0.23), but death was less frequent in Austrian patients (12.1% vs. 14.9%, P=0.03). Multivariate analyses adjusted for demographic and baseline characteristics confirmed lower mortality at 3 months in the Austrian cohort (odds ratio 0.81, 95% confidence intervals 0.71-0.92, P=0.001). Longer OTT was associated with increased mortality at 3 months, with a hazard ratio of 1.02 (95% CI 1.01-1.03; P=0.005) for each 10-min increase in OTT. Conclusions: The implementation of intravenous alteplase for acute stroke has been safe and efficacious in Austrian centres. OTT and mortality were significantly lower in Austrian patients compared to non-Austrian SITS centres. |
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R Topakian; M Brainin; R Eckhardt; S Kiechl; N Ahmed; J Ferrari; B Iglseder; N G Wahlgren; W Lang; F Fazekas; J Willeit; F T Aichner; |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: European journal of neurology : the official journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies Volume: 18 ISSN: 1468-1331 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Neurol. Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-01-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9506311 Medline TA: Eur J Neurol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 306-11 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2010 The Author(s). European Journal of Neurology © 2010 EFNS. |
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Department of Neurology, Academic Teaching Hospital Wagner-Jauregg, Linz, Austria. raffi.topakian@hotmail.com |
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