• Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2010

    Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study

    Antiplatelet therapy in combination with rt-PA thrombolysis in ischemic stroke (ARTIS): rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial.

    • S M Zinkstok, M Vermeulen, J Stam, R J de Haan, and Y B Roos.
    • Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.m.zinkstok@amc.nl
    • Cerebrovasc. Dis. 2010 Jan 1;29(1):79-81.

    BackgroundThrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is currently the only approved acute therapy for ischemic stroke. After rt-PA-induced recanalization, reocclusion is observed in 20-34%, probably caused by platelet activation. In acute myocardial infarction, the combination of thrombolytic and antiplatelet therapy leads to a better outcome compared to thrombolytic treatment alone. In patients with acute ischemic stroke, several studies showed that those on antiplatelet treatment prior to rt-PA had an equal or even better outcome compared to patients without prior use of antiplatelet therapy, despite an increased risk of bleeding.MethodsWe present the protocol of a multicenter randomized clinical trial (n = 800) investigating the effects of immediate addition of aspirin to rt-PA on poor outcome (modified Rankin score >2) in ischemic stroke patients.ConclusionThis study will answer the question whether the combination of rt-PA and antiplatelet therapy improves the functional outcome in ischemic stroke patients.

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