Role of Heparin during Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Highlights • Patients who received heparin had significantly lower rates of hemorrhage. • Heparin-treated patients had nonsignificantly higher reperfusion rates. • Heparin use during endovascular therapy for AIS patients was found to be safe.

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Published inClinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 145; pp. 64 - 67
Main Authors Farook, Naureen, Haussen, Diogo, Sur, Samir, Snelling, Brian, Gersey, Zachary, Yavagal, Dileep, Peterson, Eric
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2016
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Acute ischemic stroke
Age
Aged
Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants - administration & dosage
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Anticoagulants - pharmacology
Brain Ischemia - drug therapy
Brain Ischemia - therapy
Cardiovascular disease
Carotid arteries
Cerebral Hemorrhage - prevention & control
Coronary vessels
Demographics
Diabetes
Endovascular Procedures - methods
Endovascular therapy
Family medical history
Female
Funding
Hemorrhage
Heparin
Heparin - administration & dosage
Heparin - adverse effects
Heparin - pharmacology
Humans
Hypertension
Intraarterial therapy
Logistics
Male
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Neurology
Neurosurgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Stroke
Stroke - drug therapy
Stroke - therapy
Treatment Outcome
Variables
heparin
intraarterial therapy
acute ischemic stroke
endovascular therapy
hemorrhage
Endovascular therapy
Heparin
Acute ischemic stroke
Hemorrhage
Intraarterial therapy
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Summary:Highlights • Patients who received heparin had significantly lower rates of hemorrhage. • Heparin-treated patients had nonsignificantly higher reperfusion rates. • Heparin use during endovascular therapy for AIS patients was found to be safe.
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ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.04.003