| Intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke. | |
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PMID: 21899472 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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To the Editor: Wechsler (June 2 issue)(1) presents a case vignette of an 81-year-old patient who arrived in the emergency department after the apparent onset of a major left hemispheric ischemic stroke about an hour earlier. After the diagnosis was confirmed on imaging, therapy with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) was initiated. Timely recanalization of the occluded artery is the only effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke (i.e., time is brain). Intravenous thrombolytic therapy is approved by the Food and Drug Administration in such patients. However, the effectiveness of such therapy in large and midsize arteries is limited, and . . . |
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José E Cohen; Ronen R Leker |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 365 ISSN: 1533-4406 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-09-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 964-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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