title: [Early intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for acute cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and to explore the most suitable dosage of rt-PA in the early treatment of the Chinese patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI).
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients who suited for the standard were divided into three groups. Group A received rt-PA at 0.9 mg/kg, group B received rt-PA at 0.7 mg/kg, and group C did not receive any thrombolytic therapy. In thrombolytic groups, rt-PA at 8 mg was injected intravenously in a bolus at first and then the rest was given over 60 minutes. The maximal dosage was 90 mg. The Chinese stroke scale (CSS) and Barthel Index (BI) were used to evaluate the recovery of neurological functions after rt-PA treatment for 24 hours and 90 days. The hemorrhagic rate and 30 days mortality rate were also analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In group A the CSS significant effective rate was 41.18 percent at 24 hours and 76.47 percent at 90 days after thrombolysis. At 90 days BI significant effective rate was 58.82 percent. At 30 days hemorrhagic rate was 8.82 percent and mortality rate was 5.88 percent. In group B, the CSS significant effective rate was 39.39 percent at 24 hours and 69.70 percent at 90 days. At 90 days, BI significant effective rate was 54.55 percent, and at 30 days, hemorrhagic rate was 9.09 percent and mortality rate was 9.09 percent. In group C, the CSS significant effective rate was 21.21 percent, at 24 hours and 30.30 percent at 90 days (P>0.05). At 90 days, BI was 21.21 percent the mortality rate was 9.09 percent. At 30 days the mortality rate was no significant difference within three groups At 90 days, significant effective rate was 73.13 percent vs. 30.30 percent in thrombolytic and control groups (P=0.001 7). The significant disability rate was 13.43 percent vs. 24.24 percent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For Chinese individuals, with ACI, rt-PA thrombolysis was effective and safe. The dosage of 0.9 mg/kg for foreign people also fitted for Chinese individuals.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Beijing Emergency Medical Center, Beijing 100031, China.
authors.forename: Shen-yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xue-lihong
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xue-ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hai-ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hong-yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator