Erschienen in:
05.05.2022 | THE CUTTING EDGE: RESEARCH UPDATE
A bridge too far: are thrombolytics warranted as pre-treatment for endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke?
verfasst von:
Patrick E. Boreskie, Devon L. Johnstone, Eddy Lang
Erschienen in:
Internal and Emergency Medicine
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Ausgabe 5/2022
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Excerpt
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Since the 1990s, time-dependent intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) has been included in the standard of care for acute ischemic strokes, later limited to use only in strokes due to large vessel occlusion (AIS-LVO). However, because recanalization rates are often poor, endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has become a complementary strategy. …