Improving Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke | Zendy

Gregg C. Fonarow | Zendy; Eric E. Smith | Zendy; Jeffrey L. Saver | Zendy; Mathew J. Reeves | Zendy; Adrian F. Hernandez | Zendy; Eric D. Peterson | Zendy; Ralph L. Sacco | Zendy; Lee H. Schwamm | Zendy

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Improving Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Author(s) -

Gregg C. Fonarow,

Eric E. Smith,

Jeffrey L. Saver,

Mathew J. Reeves,

Adrian F. Hernandez,

Eric D. Peterson,

Ralph L. Sacco,

Lee H. Schwamm

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.111.621342

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , ischemic stroke , cardiology , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , ischemia , tissue plasminogen activator , mechanical engineering , engineering

The benefits of intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute ischemic stroke are time-dependent, and guidelines recommend a door-to-needle time of ≤60 minutes. However, fewer than one third of acute ischemic stroke patients who receive tPA are treated within guideline-recommended door-to-needle times. This article describes the design and rationale of

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