Stroke patients who reach hospitals within 'golden hour' twice as likely to get clot-busting drug

Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within one hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who arrived later in the approved time window for treatment, according to a new study presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news154180229.html">Stroke patients who reach hospitals within 'golden hour' twice as likely to get clot-busting drug</a></p> <p>Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within one hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who arrived later in the approved time window for treatment, according to a new study presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009. </p>