Recanalization rates can be misleading [5]

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Kent, Thomas A ^a   Mandava, Pitchaiah ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34848858714     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.492405     Document Type: Letter

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