June 6, 2007 — Results from an MRI substudy of the ongoing FRALYSE randomized trial, although not statistically significant for most end points, show positive trends that infusion of tissue ...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — A 0.4-mg/kg bolus dose of tenecteplase (TNKase, Genentech) was associated with functional outcomes and safety similar to those seen with the standard of care, alteplase ...

CHICAGO, IL—Low-dose coronary alteplase infused early after PCI does not reduce the likelihood of microvascular obstruction (MVO) in ST-segment elevation MI, the T-Time trial suggests. Colin Berry, MD ...

A study of patients with ischemic stroke suggests that many of those who receive prompt hospital treatment with "clot-busting" tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy can avoid lengthy, restrictive ...

Administered slowly, low-dose infusions of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) are associated with low mortality and high treatment success rates in patients with obstructive prosthetic valve ...

The combination of the clot-busting drug tPA with an infusion of the antiplatelet drug eptifibatide dissolves blood clots safely and more quickly than tPA alone, a new study suggests, based on results ...

Thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) increases the risk of brain hemorrhage. In a Nature Medicine paper, Cheng et al. report that, in rodents, activated ...

Despite probable higher rates of recanalization with endovascular therapies, limited evidence exists to support the clinical benefits in patients with stroke who are unresponsive to standard ...

In the ICU, the cardiac monitors constantly beep—beeps that follow you to sleep and invade your dreams. Has my patient’s ...

A man in his late 30s is brought to the emergency department by medics after he called 911 for sudden onset of confusion and loss of coordination while driving. He denies any headaches or other ...

BERWYN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AscellaHealth, a national specialty pharmacy benefit manager (SPBM) serving commercial, Medicare and Medicaid segments, is collaborating with Group & Pension ...

"What we saw in this preliminary study was that, after the initial hour-long infusion of tPA, if an intensive care need had not developed, the chance of needing ICU monitoring - including a ...