Timeliness of Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Gregg C. Fonarow,
Eric E. Smith,
Jeffrey L. Saver,
Mathew J. Reeves,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Maria V. GrauSepulveda,
DaiWai M. Olson,
Adrian F. Hernandez,
Eric D. Peterson,
Lee H. Schwamm
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.974675
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , tissue plasminogen activator , odds ratio , confidence interval , ischemic stroke , acute stroke , fibrinolytic agent , thrombolysis , emergency medicine , surgery , anesthesia , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
The benefits of intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute ischemic stroke are time dependent, and guidelines recommend an arrival to treatment initiation (door-to-needle) time of ≤60 minutes.
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