October 14, 2009 (Baltimore, Maryland) — A new study using data from the National Inpatient Sample, a nationally representative database, shows that although thrombolytic therapy with recombinant ...

Glasgow, Scotland - Patients over age 80 with acute ischemic stroke fare better when treated with intravenous thrombolytic therapy than when left untreated, a new analysis shows [1]. They derive ...

HONOLULU, HI—Patients with acute ischemic stroke who have salvageable brain tissue identified with advanced imaging appear to benefit from IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) beyond ...

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 ...

Comprehensive protocols in emergency departments (EDs) can allow rapid assessment of stroke patients eligible for early-stage treatment, according to a study published in the latest Medical Journal of ...

...the European label for tPA precludes its use in patients who are receiving oral anticoagulants... Mazya et al. studied 45,074 patients with stroke from the SITS-ISTR who were treated with tPA, 768 ...

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 ...

Intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rtPA) is an established and effective treatment for acute ischaemic stroke. 1,2,3 tPA is a serine protease that catalyses the ...

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 ...

Swift treatment by this procedure significantly improves recovery by reducing brain damage, the Stroke Association said ...

Every day roughly three new stroke suspects are rushed by ambulance to Helsinki University Hospital Emergency Department to be considered for urgent clot-busting thrombolytic therapy or thrombectomy ...

Study in Lancet Digital Health represents the largest real-world evaluation of stroke AI imaging, encompassing data from more than 450,000 patients admitted to 107 NHS England hospitals over a 5-year ...