All potential acute ischemic stroke patients meeting criteria for the use of IV tPA should be offered treatment. The facts are clear, and all that remains is further provider and patient education.

More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

IV tPA remains the standard of care of acute ischemic stroke patients presenting within established time windows without contraindications, and hospitals should continue to concentrate on system ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...

Actor Mithun Chakraborty was recently diagnosed with Ischemic Cerebrovascular ... to the patient within a short window. Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) or mechanical thrombectomy (a type ...

Intravenous delivered tPA is approved by the FDA for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The drug can make a big difference, but only if it is given within a specified time frame (up to four and a ...

University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute researchers with the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre revolutionized treatment for stroke with the ESCAPE Trial, proving that a clot ...

Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF).

Market Trend: A notable trend in the acute ischemic stroke therapeutics market is the advancement of reperfusion therapies. The use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been a standard ...

During an ischemic stroke, the blood supply to a region ... and other kinds of tissue plasminogen activator drugs. This treatment is effective if the stroke is quickly diagnosed and evaluated ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.