文摘
This study aims to explore the safety and efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in elderly (?0?years old) acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. The clinical data of patients who were treated in Tianjin Huanhu Hospital from June 2012 to November 2013 were retrospectively analyzed; among them, 404 patients had received IVT with rt-PA and 200 patients had not received IVT. Among ?0-year-old patients, 204 had received IVT and 200 had not. And the 404 patients who had received IVT were divided into two subgroups: elderly (?0?years of age; n?=?204) and controls (<80?years old; n?=?200). The incidence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, case fatality rate, and other prognostic indicators were compared. Among all ?0-year-old patients, the IVT subgroup had significantly superior good outcome rates than the non-IVT subgroup at 24-h and 3-month along with significantly lower case fatality rate. But for the patients those who had received IVT, the incidence of ICH and the 7-day case fatality rate were not significantly increased in both the elderly and control subgroups. The 24-h and 3-month good outcome rates were not significantly different between these two subgroups as well. IVT with rt-PA is a safe and effective treatment for ?0-year-old AIS patients.