Comparative effectiveness of standard care with IV thrombolysis versus without IV thrombolysis for mild ischemic stroke

Jay Chol Choi, Min Uk Jang, Kyusik Kang, Jong Moo Park, Youngchai Ko, Soo Joo Lee, Jae Kwan Cha, Dae Hyun Kim, Sang Soon Park, Tai Hwan Park, Kyung Bok Lee, Jun Lee, Joon Tae Kim, Ki Hyun Cho, Kyung Ho Yu, Mi Sun Oh, Byung Chul Lee, Yong Jin Cho, Dong Eog Kim, Ji Sung LeeJuneyoung Lee, Philip B. Gorelick, Hee Joon Bae

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Abstract

Background: One third of patients presenting with initially mild strokes have unfavorable outcomes, and the efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in this population has not been proven. This study aimed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of standard care with IVT versus without IVT in mild stroke patients. Methods and Results-Using a multicenter stroke registry database, we identified patients with acute ischemic stroke who presented within 4.5 hours of symptom onset and had initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores ≤5. Multivariable logistic analysis and propensity score matching were used to adjust for baseline imbalances between the patients who did and did not receive IVT. Adjusted odds ratios and 95% CIs of IVT were estimated for 3-month modified Rankin Scale scores of 0 to 1 and symptomatic. Of 13 117 patients with stroke who were hospitalized between April 2008 and May 2012, 1386 met the eligibility criteria, and 194 (14.0%) were treated with IVT. For a modified Rankin Scale of 0 to 1 at 3 months, the adjusted odds ratios were 1.96 (95% CI, 1.28 to 3.00; P=0.002) by multivariable logistic analysis and 1.68 (1.10 to 2.56; P=0.02) by propensity score matching analysis, respectively. There was a statistically nonsignificant excess of symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation (odds ratios=3.76 [0.95 to 16.42; P=0.06] and 4.81 [0.84 to 49.34; P=0.09]), respectively. Conclusions-In this observational registry-based study, standard care with IVT is more effective than not receiving IVT in mild ischemic stroke patients, and there is a statistically nonsignificant risk of symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere001306
JournalJournal of the American Heart Association
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Ischemic stroke
  • Outcome
  • Thrombolysis

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