Background: Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke has remained controversial. The Canadian Alteplase for Stroke Effectiveness Study, a national prospective cohort study, was conducted to assess the ...

GLASGOW, Scotland — Overall bleeding rate in the surgical area was low in patients receiving thrombolysis for acute stroke who had also undergone surgery within the past 90 days, according to a new ...

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) or carotid endarterectomy (CEA) performed early after thrombolysis for acute stroke appears safe, with no increased risk of serious complications, according to a Swedish ...

ABU DHABI, UAE — Thrombolysis to treat central retinal artery occlusion, also known as “eye stroke,” appeared to improve visual acuity compared with oral aspirin but this did not reach statical ...

A specialized ambulance staffed with a neurologist and equipped with a computed tomographic scanner helped increase the percentage of patients with stroke who received thrombolysis to break down blood ...

Making the switch from alteplase to tenecteplase for stroke thrombolysis can be done successfully when the appropriate preparations are taken, and it may improve patient outcomes, the experience of a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For every 1-minute delay in delivery of IV thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke, the chance of survival ...

Neurologists around the world are aware that the delivery of thrombolytic treatment for stroke in Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, is freaking fast - but is it too fast? A new study published on ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thrombolytic Science, LLC (TSI) today announced initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial to confirm the efficacy and safety of its sequential dual-treatment regimen of ...

Controversy exists over whether chronic antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke is a contraindication to treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Antiplatelets impair ...

Treating brain hemorrhage (symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage, sICH) after clot-busting thrombolysis for stroke was not associated with a reduced likelihood of in-hospital death or expansion of the ...