New Appearance of Extraischemic Microbleeds on T2*-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging 24 Hours After Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator Administration
Therapies Thursday, August 1st, 2013STROKEAHA: July 25, 2013
Background and Purpose—It is unknown whether new-extraischemic microbleeds (new-EMBs) develop rapidly after tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) infusion. We hypothesized that new-EMBs may develop rapidly after tPA infusion using T2*-weighted MRI (T2*) and investigated the frequency and clinical factors associated with new-EMBs.
Methods—Patients with acute stroke within 3 hours of onset who were treated with tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) were studied prospectively. T2* was performed before and 24 hours after tPA therapy. Independent clinical factors associated with new-EMBs development were examined using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Read more