Why are stroke patients excluded from TPA therapy? An analysis of patient eligibility.
BACKGROUND: Thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke (<3 hours) will not have a major impact on death and dependency unless it is accessible to more patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine why patients with ischemic stroke did not receive IV TPA and assess the availability of this therapy to patients...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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2001
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