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Interventional Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Introduction

Author(s) -

Kyra J. Becker,

David Fiorella

Publication year - 2013

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.111.000283

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , neurology , psychological intervention , tissue plasminogen activator , thrombolysis , ischemic stroke , randomized controlled trial , emergency medicine , surgery , general surgery , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering , psychiatry

The only treatment shown to improve outcome in acute ischemic stroke is tissue-type plasminogen activator administered within 3 hours (and perhaps longer) after stroke onset.1–3 Definitive data to support a role for acute endovascular stroke therapy, however, are lacking. Despite this lack of data, endovascular therapy is being used much more widely and has become the standard of care …

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