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Tranexamic Acid for Prevention of Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients With or Without Spot Sign
Author(s) -
Christian Ovesen,
Janus Christian Jakobsen,
Christian Gluud,
Thorsten Steiner,
Zhe Kang Law,
Katie Flaherty,
Robert A. Dineen,
Louisa Christensen,
Karsten Overgaard,
Rune Skovgaard Rasmussen,
Philip M. Bath,
Nikola Sprigg,
Hanne Christensen
Publication year - 2021
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.120.032426
Subject(s) - medicine , intracerebral hemorrhage , tranexamic acid , placebo , interquartile range , hematoma , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , surgery , radiology , pathology , blood loss , alternative medicine , subarachnoid hemorrhage
The computed tomography angiography or contrast-enhanced computed tomography based spot sign has been proposed as a biomarker for identifying on-going hematoma expansion in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. We investigated, if spot-sign positive participants benefit more from tranexamic acid versus placebo as compared to spot-sign negative participants.

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