Thrombolysis enters the race: A new era for acute ischaemic stroke?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-252

  Emularo, G ^a   Polchi, S ^a   Panegrossi, A ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt PA); Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0032082701     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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