Abstract W P54: Renal Impairment in African American Stroke Patients and the Risk of Symptomatic ICH With Systemic tPA

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 45; no. suppl_1
• Main Authors: Shiue, Harn J, Sands, Kara A, Bavarsad Shahripour, Reza, Bitaraf, Saeid, Alexandrov, Andrei V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2014

Abstract only Background: Uremia is a bleeding risk in chronic kidney disease (CKD) that has a higher prevalence among African Americans (AA). Recent studies in predominantly Caucasian populations showed that impaired renal function did not increase the risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (s...