When Joseph Broderick was a college sophomore in 1975, stroke treatment was a waiting game. Doctors could diagnose a stroke but couldn’t stop it. There were no scientifically proven therapies, no ...
A phase 2 study has suggested that the glycoprotein (gp) IIb/IIIa blocker eptifibatide can be safely combined with a reduced dose of tPA in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, and there was a ...
Among patients presenting directly to a thrombectomy-equipped center with a large-vessel ischemic stroke, going directly to the endovascular suite and forgoing initial IV thrombolytic therapy provides ...
NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Doctors say "time is brain" when it comes to a stroke. Every minute makes a difference between full recovery - and a life of disability. In this week's Moves in Medicine, ...
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. claiming the lives of more than 140,000 Americans each year. But many lives could be spared if treatment was given ...
Outcomes after stroke thrombectomy were not better with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) withheld, according to the MR CLEAN-NO IV trial. Of more than 500 acute stroke patients with large vessel ...
Using perfusion imaging to identify patients with salvageable brain tissue following ischemic stroke looks to be the key to extending the window for thrombolysis out to 9 hours. The results of the ...
In the largest report on acute stroke in sickle cell disease to date, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere provide the first systemic evidence for the safe use of tPA ...
Should stroke patients with mild or improving symptoms receive tissue plasminogen activator therapy?
Some patients with acute ischemic stroke do not receive treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) because their symptoms are mild or they show improvement; however, lack of ...
Charleston, SC - Patients who have acute ischemic stroke on the weekend are more likely to receive aggressive treatment, including thrombolysis, than those patients who have an event during the week, ...
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay is busting clots to raise awareness about strokes. Doctors say they are seeing an increase in ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - National Nurses Week is part of Stroke Awareness Month, and for one nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital, it's an especially meaningful time. She knows how to make a difference because ...
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