Clinical Study
Experiences of Thrombolytic Therapy for Ischemic Stroke in Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the patients treated with thrombolytic therapy.
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| Gender | | Female, (%) | 31 (36) | Male, (%) | 56 (64) | Age (y), mean ± SD | 64 ± 10 | Stroke risk factors, (%) | | Hypertension | 65 (75) | Diabetes mellitus | 26 (30) | Atrial fibrillation | 24 (28) | Heart failure | 15 (17) | Hyperlipidemia | 22 (25) | Current smoking | 29 (34) | Previous stroke | 8 (9) | Baseline NIHSS, (%) | | 0–7 | 15 (17) | 8–14 | 46 (53) | ≥15 | 26 (30) | NIHSS, mean ± SD | 12 ± 4.0 | Stroke etiology, (%) | | Large artery arteriosclerosis | 39 (45) | Cardiac embolism | 17 (20) | Lacunar stroke | 20 (23) | Undetermined | 11 (12) |
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NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
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