Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Stroke in Pregnant and Post-Partum Women: A Canadian Survey.
Christopher E UyStéphanie Gosselin-LefebvreAdam M BookThalia Shoshana FieldPublished in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2020)
The reported safety experience with both IV-tPA and EVT was reassuring. Overall, there was a hesitancy towards use of IV-tPA in pregnancy that is discordant with the recent consensus statement. Possible barriers to uptake identified through thematic analysis were concerns regarding risks of bleeding in the pregnant patient, presence of EVT as a perceived alternative, and the need for express consent from the patient and family.
Keyphrases
- case report
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- depressive symptoms
- acute myocardial infarction
- social support
- atrial fibrillation
- preterm birth
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- cerebral ischemia
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- risk assessment
- climate change
- acute ischemic stroke
- insulin resistance