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Impact of the Approval of Intravenous Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy on the Processes of Acute Stroke Management in Japan
Author(s) -
Shoichiro Sato,
Toshiyuki Uehara,
Ḱazunori Toyoda,
Nobuyuki Yasui,
Takashi Hata,
Toshihiro Ueda,
Yasushi Okada,
Akihiro Toyota,
Yasuhiro Hasegawa,
Hiroaki Naritomi,
Kazuo Minematsu
Publication year - 2008
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/strokeaha.108.524942
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , tissue plasminogen activator , partial thromboplastin time , mechanical engineering , engineering , platelet
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan approved the use of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in October 2005. The impact of the regulatory approval of rt-PA on the processes of acute stroke management was examined.

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