No Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcome in Stroke Patients Treated with IV Thrombolysis BMI and IV Thrombolysis Outcome.

Meret BranscheidtJuliane SchneiderPatrik MichelElissavet EskioglouGeorg KaegiRobert StarkUrs FischerSimon JungMarcel ArnoldMaria WertliUlrike HeldSusanne WegenerAndreas LuftHakan Sarikaya

Published in: PloS one (2016)

BMI was not related to clinical outcomes in stroke patients treated with IVT. Our data suggest that the current weight-adapted dosage scheme of IV alteplase is appropriate for different body weight groups, and challenge the existence of the obesity paradox after stroke.

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