Consensus on diagnosis and treatment of hemorrhagic transformation after acute ischemic stroke in China 2019 / 中华神经科杂志

ABSTRACT

Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is part of the natural history of ischemic stroke,and is a common complication of therapeutic interventions used in the acute phase of ischemic stroke,such as intravenous thrombolytic therapy.HT is associated with poor outcomes after stroke and the reason for underusing of reperfusion therapies.Understanding of the definitions,classifications,risk factors,diagnosis and treatment of HT is helpful for better management and future researches on HT.Therefore,a consensus statement for diagnosis and treatment of HT was drafted based on current available evidence.Several drafts were circulated until a consensus was achieved,and the final statement was approved by the Chinese Society of Neurology and the Chinese Stroke Society.