May 14, 2010 — A new pooled analysis of randomized trials of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, now expanded to include more recent trials, confirms the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. claiming the lives of more than 140,000 Americans each year. But many lives could be spared if treatment was given ...

A phase 2 study has suggested that the glycoprotein (gp) IIb/IIIa blocker eptifibatide can be safely combined with a reduced dose of tPA in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, and there was a ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding into the brain. The first treatment for stroke is to potentially offer a ...

Stroke victims treated with TPA were twice as likely to have a good outcome as those who were not. The Food and Drug Administration approved it for stroke the next year, and a move grew to treat ...

Acute stroke: From breakthroughs to boundaries For much of modern history, there was no proven treatment for stroke. That changed with the arrival of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), approved in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . RapidAI is a program that analyzes images for vascular occlusions and salvageable tissue. Door to intervention ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Staff at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay got creative on World Stroke Day, dressing up and quizzing their co-workers on stroke awareness. Doctors say a stroke is a medical ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke. Can you help me understand different kinds of stroke ...