RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute stroke therapy: Beyond IV tPA
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 730
OP 734
VO 69
IS 9
A1 Anthony J. Furlan
YR 2002
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/9/730.abstract
AB Although intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) has been approved for treating acute ischemic stroke, it must be given within 3 hours of stroke onset and only after ruling out hemorrhagic stroke by computed tomography. Several medical centers are turning to angiography to guide intra-arterial infusion of thrombolytic agents and mechanical endovascular interventions.