Early Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Community-Based Approach
Author(s) -
Martin Grond,
Christoph Stenzel,
Susanne Schmülling,
Jobst Rudolf,
M. Neveling,
A. Lechleuthner,
Susanne Schneweis,
Wolf-Dieter Heiß
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.8.1544
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , ischemic stroke , brain ischemia , anesthesia , ischemia , intensive care medicine , cardiology , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Controlled multicenter studies have demonstrated the efficacy of systemic recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rtPA) treatment in selected cases of acute ischemic stroke. The feasibility of this therapeutic option in clinical practice was assessed in a community-based approach.
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