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Is Counterpulsation a Potential Therapy for Ischemic Stroke?

Author(s) -

Jing Han,

Ka Sing Wong

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

cerebrovascular diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221

H-Index - 104

eISSN - 1421-9786

pISSN - 1015-9770

DOI - 10.1159/000139655

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , thrombolysis , intensive care medicine , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , ischemic stroke , medline , acute stroke , cerebral blood flow , cardiology , ischemia , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering , political science , law

Despite the rapid progress in stroke prevention, effective acute stroke treatment except for thrombolysis is still lacking. Hypoperfusion is related to unfavorable functional outcome, further strokes and long-term mortality. Therefore, the need for a safe and effective way of increasing the cerebral blood flow seems obvious. Currently, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that external counterpulsation (ECP) may enhance the blood supply to the brain and thus may be beneficial to patients with ischemic stroke.

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