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Stroke group expands time for clot-busting drugs

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A change to stroke treatment guidelines is expanding the time that some patients can get clot-busting drugs. Current recommendations limit the use of the medicine to within three hours after the start of stroke symptoms. ...





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New approach to treating heart attacks reduces risk of life-threatening complications

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Transferring heart attack patients to specialized hospitals to undergo angioplasty within six hours after receiving clot-busting drugs reduces the risk of life-threatening complications including repeat heart attacks, according ...


Post-stroke clot-busting therapy beneficial for patients on aspirin

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created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients given a clot-busting drug following stroke appear to have better outcomes if they were already taking anti-platelet medications, despite an apparent increased risk for bleeding in the brain, according to an article ...


Stroke therapy window might be extended past nine hours for some

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created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of ...


Researchers fine-tune clot-busting treatment for bleeding in brain

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created May 14, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins doctors has fine-tuned the dosage and timing for administering clot-busting tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to patients with strokes caused by bleeding within the brain. The treatment, ...


Grapefruit diet almost cost woman her leg

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

A woman who ate a grapefruit each day almost had to have her leg amputated because of a dangerous blood clot, according to an unusual case study reported in the Lancet.


Image-guided treatment for deep venous thrombosis could improve patients' long-term outcomes

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that involves the formation of a blood clot inside of a deep vein usually in the legs. A patient with DVT is typically treated with anticoagulants (blood thinners) however ...


Ultrasound waves aid in rapid treatment of DVT

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created Nov 23, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The use of ultrasound waves for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) may help dissolve blood clots in less time than using clot-busting drugs alone, according to researchers at Emory University. The study will be presented Sunday, ...


Study opens way for later treatment of acute stroke

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created Sep 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The time span in which treatment should be given for acute ischaemic stroke – i.e. stroke caused by a clot or other obstruction to the blood supply – can be lengthened. This according to a study from the Swedish medical university ...


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

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created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


New clot-buster found

New clot-buster found

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created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Exciting research into blood clotting by British Heart Foundation (BHF) researchers working at the University of Bristol will take us a step closer to better heart attack prevention and treatment. ...



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