Using Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator to Treat Acute Ischemic Stroke in China
Author(s) -
Yilong Wang,
Xiaoling Liao,
Xingquan Zhao,
David Z. Wang,
Chunxue Wang,
Mai N. NguyenHuynh,
Yong Zhou,
Liping Liu,
Xianwei Wang,
Gaifen Liu,
Hao Li,
Yongjun Wang
Publication year - 2011
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.110.604249
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , emergency department , recombinant tissue plasminogen activator , stroke (engine) , thrombolysis , emergency medicine , tissue plasminogen activator , ischemic stroke , surgery , ischemia , modified rankin scale , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
Little is known about intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) use in China. By accessing the Chinese National Stroke Registry (CNSR), the rate of intravenous rtPA use was reviewed. We specifically examined the issues of prehospital and in-emergency department delay and compared them with the published data from developed countries.
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