Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South Korea

Background The effectiveness of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) in patients with large-vessel occlusion (LVO) receiving endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has been questioned. We investigated IV tPA effectiveness in real-world AIS patients, including those...

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Main Authors: Min Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Seong-Joon Lee, So Young Park, Jungyun Seo, Ji Man Hong, Hee-Kwon Park, Jae-Kwan Cha, Jeffrey L. Saver, Jin Soo Lee
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Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2025-05-01
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author Min Kim
Ji Sung Lee
Seong-Joon Lee
So Young Park
Jungyun Seo
Ji Man Hong
Hee-Kwon Park
Jae-Kwan Cha
Jeffrey L. Saver
Jin Soo Lee
author_facet Min Kim
Ji Sung Lee
Seong-Joon Lee
So Young Park
Jungyun Seo
Ji Man Hong
Hee-Kwon Park
Jae-Kwan Cha
Jeffrey L. Saver
Jin Soo Lee
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description Background The effectiveness of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) in patients with large-vessel occlusion (LVO) receiving endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has been questioned. We investigated IV tPA effectiveness in real-world AIS patients, including those with intracranial LVO receiving EVT. Methods We identified patients with AIS who presented to hospital with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ≥4 within 8 hours of symptom onset from the institutional stroke registry. The association of IV tPA use with effectiveness and safety outcomes was analyzed in overall enrolled AIS patients; LVO patients; and patients treated with EVT. The effect of IV tPA was assessed using multiple logistic regression. Results Among the 654 patients meeting study entry criteria, 238 (36.4%) received IV tPA and 416 (63.6%) did not. Multiple logistic regression analysis and shift analysis revealed IV tPA was associated with improved outcomes in overall enrolled AIS population, LVO, and EVT-treated subgroups. Among EVT-treated patients, IV tPA was associated with higher likelihood of ambulatory or better outcome (modified Rankin Scale 0–3) with odds ratio of 1.95 (P=0.03). Conclusions In this real-world study, IV tPA use was associated with improved outcomes for patients with AIS, including among LVO patients treated and not treated with EVT, in the contemporary mechanical thrombectomy era.
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spelling doaj-art-70941c9ac8bd4cee8b03237de17218822025-08-20T03:30:44ZengKorean Society of Critical Care MedicineAcute and Critical Care2586-60522586-60602025-05-0140228229210.4266/acc.0042481591Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South KoreaMin Kim0Ji Sung Lee1Seong-Joon Lee2So Young Park3Jungyun Seo4Ji Man Hong5Hee-Kwon Park6Jae-Kwan Cha7Jeffrey L. Saver8Jin Soo Lee9 Department of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Clinical Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Department of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Department of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Department of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Department of Neurology, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea Department of Neurology, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Comprehensive Stroke and Vascular Neurology Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA Department of Neurology, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, KoreaBackground The effectiveness of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) in patients with large-vessel occlusion (LVO) receiving endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has been questioned. We investigated IV tPA effectiveness in real-world AIS patients, including those with intracranial LVO receiving EVT. Methods We identified patients with AIS who presented to hospital with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ≥4 within 8 hours of symptom onset from the institutional stroke registry. The association of IV tPA use with effectiveness and safety outcomes was analyzed in overall enrolled AIS patients; LVO patients; and patients treated with EVT. The effect of IV tPA was assessed using multiple logistic regression. Results Among the 654 patients meeting study entry criteria, 238 (36.4%) received IV tPA and 416 (63.6%) did not. Multiple logistic regression analysis and shift analysis revealed IV tPA was associated with improved outcomes in overall enrolled AIS population, LVO, and EVT-treated subgroups. Among EVT-treated patients, IV tPA was associated with higher likelihood of ambulatory or better outcome (modified Rankin Scale 0–3) with odds ratio of 1.95 (P=0.03). Conclusions In this real-world study, IV tPA use was associated with improved outcomes for patients with AIS, including among LVO patients treated and not treated with EVT, in the contemporary mechanical thrombectomy era.http://accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-004248.pdfischemic strokeprognosisstrokethrombectomythrombolytic therapy
spellingShingle Min Kim
Ji Sung Lee
Seong-Joon Lee
So Young Park
Jungyun Seo
Ji Man Hong
Hee-Kwon Park
Jae-Kwan Cha
Jeffrey L. Saver
Jin Soo Lee
Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South Korea
Acute and Critical Care
ischemic stroke
prognosis
stroke
thrombectomy
thrombolytic therapy
title Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South Korea
title_full Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South Korea
title_fullStr Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South Korea
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South Korea
title_short Effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large-vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in South Korea
title_sort effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with large vessel occlusion receiving endovascular treatment in south korea
topic ischemic stroke
prognosis
stroke
thrombectomy
thrombolytic therapy
url http://accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-004248.pdf
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