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Expanding the Time Frame for the Administration of Lytic Therapy in Ischemic Stroke

Charles R. Wira, III, MD

February 01, 2010

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Citations:

del Zoppo GJ, Saver JL, Jauch EC, Adams HP, on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council. AHA/ASA Science Advisory. Expansion of the time window for treatment of acute ischemic stroke with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator. Stroke. 2009;40:2945. Available at https://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/STROKEAHA.109.192535 Accessed January 27, 2010.
Werner H, Kaste M, Bluhmki E, et al, for the ECASS Investigators. Thrombolysis with alteplase 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 359:1317-1329. Available at https://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/13/1317 Accessed January 28, 2010.

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