Alteplase, a “clot-buster” medication used to treat ischemic stroke, acute myocardial infarctions, and acute pulmonary ...

CHOICE-2 supports intra-arterial alteplase after successful reperfusion ...

The safety and efficacy of treatment with intravenous tenecteplase before endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion remain uncertain. In this ...

Researchers found that the percentage of patients achieving a score of 0 or 1 on the modified Rankin scale at 90 days was 40.3 and 26.3% in the alteplase and standard medical treatment groups, ...

In patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size, thrombectomy and medical care led to better functional outcomes and lower mortality compared with medical care alone, the ...

Gaps in the U.S. stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, ...

For patients with acute ischemic stroke and large cores, endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) improves clinical outcomes compared with medical management (MM), according to a study published online Feb. 7 ...

The TESLA trial was unable to support a benefit to thrombectomy for stroke patients with large-core infarcts identified on noncontrast CT within 24 hours. Unlike other studies, endovascular therapy in ...