Refinement of the Magnetic Resonance Diffusion-Perfusion Mismatch Concept for Thrombolytic Patient Selection
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Background and Purpose—The DIAS-2 study was the only large, randomized, intravenous, thrombolytic trial that selected patients based on the presence of ischemic penumbra. However, DIAS-2 did not confirm the positive findings of the smaller DEDAS and DIAS trials, which also used penumbral selection. Therefore, a reevaluation of the penumbra selection strategy is warranted.
Methods—In post hoc analyses we assessed the relationships of magnetic resonance imaging–measured lesion volumes with clinical measures in DIAS-2, and the relationships of the presence and size of the diffusion-perfusion mismatch with the clinical effect of desmoteplase in DIAS-2 and in pooled data from DIAS, DEDAS, and DIAS-2. Read more