Building a "brain attack" team to administer thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.

Before tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was licensed for use in Canada, in February 1999, the Calgary Regional Stroke Program spearheaded the development and organization of local resources to use thrombolytic therapy in patients who had experienced acute ischemic stroke. In 1996 special permissio...

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Main Authors: Hill, MD, Barber, P, Demchuk, A, Sevick, R, Newcommon, N, Green, T, Buchan, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000