(HealthDay News) — More community hospitals are giving tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) medication to stroke victims, improving their chances of survival and recovery, new research indicates. The ...

(HealthDay News) — Endovascular therapy with mechanical thrombectomy in ischemic stroke is superior to standard treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for preserving brain function, ...

November 18, 2010 — About half of stroke patients cannot communicate their body weight (BW), only 1 in 5 relatives are able to provide this information, and a physician's or nurse's visual estimation ...

Previously, the guidelines said the drug must be delivered within three hours of the onset of symptoms. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

A study of patients with ischemic stroke suggests that many of those who receive prompt hospital treatment with "clot-busting" tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy can avoid lengthy, restrictive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Treatment of stroke with tissue plasminogen activator within 4.5 hours of stroke onset reduces ...

Use of the "clot-busting" drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to treat patients with strokes caused by a blockage of blood flow nearly doubled between 2003 and 2011. A research team reports both ...

The Columbus Division of Fire (CFD), in partnership with OhioHealth, Mount Carmel Health System and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, launched the Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit (MSTU) at ...

Ischemic stroke, caused by a clot in a blood vessel that cuts off blood flow to the brain, is the most common form of stroke and the second leading cause of death for those over 60. In the United ...