Book chapter
Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Acute Stroke Management in the First 24 Hours
Oxford University Press
05/01/2018
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190856519.003.0008
Abstract
The only proven therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke is early recanalization. The use of intravenous thrombolytic alteplase is the standard of care for patients presenting with ischemic stroke within the first 4.5 hours from symptom onset. This chapter reviews the indications and contraindications to alteplase including the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines and their relevance to clinical practice. Furthermore, emerging research and ongoing trials on expanding the time window for intravenous thrombolysis are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Creators
- Waldo R GuerreroEdgar A SamaniegoSantiago Ortega
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Acute Stroke Management in the First 24 Hours
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/med/9780190856519.003.0008
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Neurosurgery; Radiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984071983702771
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