Intra-arterial thrombolysis. Intra-arterial administration of rtPA can be used for a select group of patients who are found to have an acute ischemic stroke secondary to an occlusion of the middle ...

Longer transfer door-in-door-out times for endovascular therapy in AIS are associated with worse functional outcomes and complications.

Background The presence of a coincident intracranial aneurysm (CIA) on the target vessel of patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) poses challenges, as the ...

Intravenous thrombolysis is a standard treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The efficacy and safety of combining intravenous thrombolysis with argatroban (an anticoagulant agent) or eptifibatide (an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with acute retinal arterial ischemia were at risk for ischemic stroke. Ipsilateral carotid artery ...

Researchers led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have validated an ingestible capsule in preclinical models for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ...

Acute myocardial ischemia occurs when blood flow is restricted in the heart. This usually leads to cardiovascular issues, but treatments have advanced quite far. However, one thing that still plagues ...

The growth of the acute ischemic stroke market is expected to be driven primarily by increased awareness of symptoms, advances in acute stroke care, and a robust pipeline of potential candidates such ...

Time is of the essence in establishing the diagnosis of stroke and determining whether the patient is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy, ideally initiated within the “golden hour” after arrival at ...