Thrombolysis

Research conducted at University of Heidelberg has updated our knowledge about thrombolysis

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 20th, 2009

According to recent research from Mannheim, Germany, "Differences between women and men in relation to stroke are increasingly being recognized. From July 2004 until June 2007, 237 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients were treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) within 3 hours after onset of symptoms in our stroke unit."

"Baseline characteristics, etiology, CT/MRI stroke patterns, clinical outcome, and complications of women were compared to those of men. Of 237 AIS patients (mean age 70.7 years), 111 (46.8%) were women and 126 (53.2%) were men. Women were older (P=0.001), but history of hyperlipidemia (P=0.03), smoking (P=0.03), and coronary heart...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-08-20)

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