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Fast Stroke Thrombolysis Boosts Impact of Thrombectomy

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Sooner is better for intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) given before mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke, a meta-analysis of patient-level data from randomized controlled trials showed. While the overall.

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Adjunctive Thrombolysis Doesn't Boost tPA Benefits

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Adjunctive thrombolysis with either argatroban or eptifibatide for acute ischemic stroke did not boost efficacy and contributed to risk, the MOST trial showed. When given after starting alteplase (Activase) or tenecteplase.

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Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy vs. Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Treatment of Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

American College of Cardiology

The goal of the trial was to compare the efficacy and safety of large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT) with catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) in the treatment of intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism (PE).

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Case Report: Thrombus aspiration and in situ thrombolysis via a Guidezilla guide extension catheter in a patient with high-risk pulmonary embolism

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

In this case report, we demonstrated that thrombus aspiration and in situ thrombolysis through the Guidezilla GEC are applicable to patients with PE in whom systemic thrombolysis is contraindicated, resulting in successful reperfusion and positive clinical outcomes.

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Quality initiative improves thrombolysis frequency, timeliness

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

nationwide quality initiative Target: Stroke (TS) is associated with improvement in thrombolysis frequency, timeliness, and outcome, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network Open.

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Abstract TP107: Quantifying Hospital Opportunities to Increase Thrombolysis

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Emergency-department-based implementation strategies to increase thrombolysis are promising. We sought to quantify the number of hospitals with opportunities to increase thrombolysis under various tPA treatment thresholds.Methods:We used data from the 2018 State Inpatient Databases (SID) from 17 states.

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Intracoronary thrombolysis in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart BMJ

IC thrombolysis was associated with a significantly lower incidence of MACE (RR=0.65, 95% CI 0.51 Conclusion Adjunctive IC thrombolysis at the time of primary PCI in patients with STEMI improves clinical and myocardial perfusion parameters without an increased rate of bleeding. Results 12 studies with 1915 patients were included.