Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Chinese Patients over 80 Years of Age with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study

Dear Editor,Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator(rt-PA)remains the only proven therapy for acute ischemic stroke patients who meet the selection criteria for treatment[1–3].A small number of studies have investigated the efficacy of rt-PA for elderly stroke patients in Japanese and Caucasian pop...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroscience bulletin 2016-04, Vol.32 (2), p.202-203
Hauptverfasser: Yang, Jiandao, Liang, Huazheng, Song, Yanyan, Shen, Lingda, Wang, Shaoshi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Dear Editor,Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator(rt-PA)remains the only proven therapy for acute ischemic stroke patients who meet the selection criteria for treatment[1–3].A small number of studies have investigated the efficacy of rt-PA for elderly stroke patients in Japanese and Caucasian populations[4,5].According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Guidelines,
ISSN:1673-7067
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DOI:10.1007/s12264-016-0020-2