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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Main Authors: Barber, P, Zhang, J, Demchuk, A, Hill, MD, Buchan, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2001