Stroke is defined as an "acute neurologic dysfunction ... 2003). When an ischemic stroke occurs, the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, and brain cells are deprived of the glucose and ...

VPDs with very short coupling intervals developing during an acute stage of myocardial infarction would predict the development of early cycled reentry, potentially culminating in VF, and requires ...

Acute ischemic stroke, which occurs due to a blockage in cerebral blood flow, requires prompt intervention with thrombolytic ...

A newly approved clot- busting drug for stroke works as well as a decades-old medication still used by most U.S. hospitals, ...

In a preclinical study, rodents treated with uric acid showed improved long-term outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. The ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that tenecteplase, a newer drug, is just as safe and effective as ...

During an AIS, brain damage occurs and progresses rapidly ... trial compared TNKase to Activase in treating patients with acute ischemic stroke that presented with a disabling neurological ...

Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase in acute ischemic stroke, with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and major bleeding decreased.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TNKase ® (tenecteplase) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults.

In a preclinical study, rodents treated with uric acid showed improved long-term outcomes after acute ischemic stroke ... However, some secondary outcome measures, such as brain damage, were not ...

It is the leading cause of long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death. Since brain damage occurs and progresses rapidly during an acute ischemic stroke, immediate, fast-acting medical ...