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ESO guidelines provide recommendations on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

Patients with stroke due to blood clots in brain arteries ('ischaemic stroke') can be treated with clot-dissolving drugs called 'thrombolytics'. By dissolving blood clots, thrombolytic drugs improve ...
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Adding Antithrombotic to tPA Does Not Improve Stroke Outcome

Adding either argatroban or eptifibatide to thrombolytic therapy doesn't improve function following an ischemic stroke, results of new research show. "Ultimately, we found no benefit for either ...
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Basking Biosciences Presents Novel Reversible RNA-aptamer Thrombolytic at Locus Walk RNA Innovation Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Basking Biosciences (Basking), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today discussed the development status of BB-031, the company’s novel, RNA-based ...
Medscape

AI Tool Accurately Flags Stroke Patients Ineligible for Thrombolysis

Manual review of electronic health records (EHRs) to screen for contraindications to thrombolysis during stroke evaluation is ...
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Randomized Controlled Multi-Center Trial Demonstrates Reduced Treatment Time and Drug Dose with EKOS vs. Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Peripheral Arterial Occlusions

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EKOS Corporation, a privately held medical device company located in Bothell, Washington, announced the results of DUET, the world’s first and only multi-center ...