Platelet microparticles: a biomarker for recanalization in rtPA-treated ischemic stroke patients

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Identification of a biomarker for acute recanalization could have significant clinical impact. METHODS: We prospectively collected baseline, 24-h, and 90-day clinical and imaging data from consecutive ischemic stroke patients who fulfilled standard clinical eligibility criteria for treatment with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). Computed tomography angiography was acquired at 24 h and assessed using the thrombolysis is myocardial infarction (TIMI) scale with a score of 2b/3 indicating recanalization. Blood samples collected at 24 h after stroke symptom onset were used to measure the inflammatory biomarkers of glycoprotein IIb (CD41) expressing micropar..