Intravenous Thrombolysis of Basilar Artery Occlusion
Author(s) -
Tiina Sairanen,
Daniel Strbian,
Lauri Soinne,
Heli Silvennoinen,
Oili Salonen,
Ville Artto,
Ilkka Koskela,
Olli Häppölä,
Markku Kaste,
Perttu J. Lindsberg
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.605584
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , modified rankin scale , basilar artery , intracerebral hemorrhage , glasgow coma scale , stroke (engine) , cohort , occlusion , coma (optics) , surgery , odds ratio , ischemic stroke , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
Basilar artery occlusion has a high mortality rate (85% to 95%) if untreated. We describe a large single-center cohort treated mostly with intravenous alteplase and heparin.
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