TY - JOUR T1 - Acute stroke therapy: Beyond IV tPA JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 730 LP - 734 VL - 69 IS - 9 AU - Anthony J. Furlan Y1 - 2002/09/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/9/730.abstract N2 - 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. ER -