Open AccessCurrent trends in the acute treatment of ischemic stroke: analysis from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program
Author(s) -
Ganesh Asaithambi,
Xin Tong,
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan,
Sallyann M Coleman King,
Mary G. George
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of neurointerventional surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.652
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1759-8486
pISSN - 1759-8478
DOI - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015133
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , emergency medicine , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
The intra-arterial treatment (IAT) of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is now evidence-based and given the highest level of recommendation among eligible patients. Using a multi-state stroke registry, we studied the trend in IAT among patients with AIS over 11 years and its impact on the utilization of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) within the same 11 years.