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June 26, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Real-World Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke Interventions in Older Patients: A Cohort Study from a Tertiary Medical Center

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YLYochai LevyEAEisa Haj AliEDEstela Derazne

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Overview

Cohort study evaluates ischemic stroke treatment outcomes in older adults, suggesting patient selection impacts results.

Key Points

  • This study evaluates real-world outcomes of ischemic stroke interventions among older adults at a tertiary medical center.
  • Retrospective cohort study of patients aged ≥ 65 years with acute ischemic stroke between August 2022 and December 2023.
  • Patients categorized by treatment: tPA alone, EVT alone, or tPA plus EVT therapy.
  • Data collected included demographics, comorbidities, stroke severity, treatment timing, and mortality outcomes.
  • Patients treated with tPA alone had low in-hospital mortality of 1.5% and six-month mortality of 6.1%.
  • Patients undergoing EVT alone had significantly higher in-hospital mortality of 21% and six-month mortality of 43%.
  • Those receiving tPA + EVT therapy had comparable mortality rates to the tPA group, with 2.1% in-hospital and 6.3% six-month mortality.

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Levy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3e1799030ad1a9b30910c4https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14131810
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