The use of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-277

  Kahn, Joseph H ^a,b   Viereck, Jason ^a   Kase, Carlos ^a   Jeerakathil, Thomas ^a   Romero, Rafael ^a   Mehta, Supriya D ^a   Kociol, Robb ^a   Babikian, Viken ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 25644435771     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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