Ischaemic stroke, a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide, arises from the occlusion of cerebral arteries by blood clots. Restoring perfusion rapidly is paramount to salvage penumbral ...

Acute ischaemic stroke arises when a thrombus obstructs a cerebral artery, depriving downstream tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Thrombus formation is initiated by endothelial injury or dysfunction, ...

A new clotbusting drug tested on mice has been shown by University of Manchester scientists to be significantly better at treating ischemic stroke than existing therapies. The compound, developed by ...

Giving blood thinners in addition to clot-busting medications to people with ischemic strokes (clot-caused strokes) did not improve their outcomes 90 days later, according to preliminary late-breaking ...

For people with ischemic stroke, treatment with the clot-busting drug tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of an excellent recovery and reduced disability three months later ...

Share on Pinterest Adding blood thinners to clot-busting medication after a stroke does not appear to improve the outcomes, according to a new study. credit: szjphoto/Getty Images. About 15 million ...

Compared with the standard clot-busting medication alteplase, the newer clot-buster tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat ischemic (clot-caused) stroke in mobile stroke ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sensome, the pioneer of microsensing technology for instant intra-operative tissue analysis, today announced positive results from its first-in-human CLOT OUT clinical trial ...

Thunderbolt, a computer-assisted thrombectomy device meant to address large vessel occlusions in patients with acute ischemic ...

A thrombectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a thrombus, or blood clot, in an artery. A doctor may use it to treat some strokes. The procedure helps restore blood flow to the brain. Other names ...