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World Stroke Organization, Philips Release Paper on Expanding Access to Stroke Care

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2. Expand and invest in infrastructures for essential stroke services, including stroke units and intravenous thrombolysis.* Professor Sheila Martins, President of the World Stroke Organization, said: “ The impact of thrombolysis and thrombectomy on stroke patient outcomes has been established for more than a decade.

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Arterial Connections Improve Treatment Outcomes Following Stroke

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Visualization of the blood vessels in the brain of a patient without early venous filling, meaning without excessive reperfusion of the brain area after removal of the blood clot in the blocked artery. Contemporary treatments to remove the clot include intravenous thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy using a catheter.

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Women and Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Catheter-based Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism According to REAL-PE Analysis Presented at SCAI 2024

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About Pulmonary Embolism PE is often caused by blood clots in the legs, otherwise known as deep vein thrombosis, that travel through the veins and into the lungs. PE affects around 900,000 people in the U.S. each year, with 10-30% dying within one month of diagnosis.

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