A study on endovascular treatment alone and bridging treatment for acute ischemic stroke.

Objectives: To investigate whether intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with alteplase (a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, rt-PA) before endovascular treatment (EVT) is beneficial for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in different periods.

Methods: This study enrolled a total of 140 patients hospitalized between 2019 and 2022 with AIS from large vessel occlusion (LVO) in the anterior circulation. Those patients were divided into the EVT alone group and IVT + EVT group, in which EVT was preceded by intravenous rt-PA.

Association Between the Change of Serum Copper and Ischemic Stroke: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ischemic stroke is the most common stroke subtypes with all strokes. More and more studies found that serum copper was related to the ischemic stroke. However, the correlation between serum copper and ischemic stroke was inconsistent.

Association Between Cystatin C and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Ischemic stroke is a disease that affects peoples health and quality of life. Cystatin C has been found as a new biomarker of cardiovascular disease. We performed this meta-analysis to assess the relationship between cystatin C and the risk of ischemic stroke.

Association Between Baseline Serum Ferritin and Short-term Outcome of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: Intracerebral hemorrhage is a devastating disease. In recent years, the association of between baseline serum ferritin and prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage is an interesting issue. Although some of the studies have shown that baseline serum ferritin can predict the prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage, there is no clear evidence that baseline serum ferritin can be used as an independent predictor of intracerebral hemorrhage.