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Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke

Author(s) -

Simone Vidale,

Elio Clemente Agostoni

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

brain

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.142

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1460-2156

pISSN - 0006-8950

DOI - 10.1093/brain/awu065

Subject(s) - thrombolysis , medicine , ischaemic stroke , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , intensive care medicine , selection (genetic algorithm) , cardiology , myocardial infarction , tissue plasminogen activator , ischemia , computer science , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , engineering

Sir, We read with interest the recent paper by Balami et al. (2013) concerning thrombolysis in stroke patients. In medicine, every procedure requires a careful evaluation of benefit-to-risk ratio, and thrombolysis is no exception. As reported by the authors, the selection of patients is crucial to obtain the best benefit with the lowest risk. Time to treatment is critical in this selection and the reduction of the avoidable delay represents the key factor in improving the number of potentially treatable patients. Optimal management of the acute phase could contribute to obtaining this result, with a pre-notification of …

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