Investigation of Gender Differences and Exclusive Criteria in a Diabetic Acute Ischemic Stroke Population Treated with Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator (rtPA).

Many studies have reported that women who survive stroke have less favorable outcomes than men in the use of rtPA, while others reported worse outcomes in men than women. The gender difference in the exclusion criteria in a diabetic stroke population is not fully understood. This issue was investigated in this study.In a diabetic stroke population from a stroke registry of data collected between January 2010 to June 30, 2016, the gender...