Is local intra-arterial fibrinolysis contraindicated in elderly patients with cerebral artery occlusion?

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 822-826

  Schumacher, M ^a   Kraft, S ^a   Siekmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Cerebral artery occlusion; Local intra arterial fibrinolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0031790310     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050692     Document Type: Article

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