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Stroke group expands time for clot-busting drugs
May 28, 2009 |
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(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. ...
Patients who wake up with stroke may be candidates for clot-busters
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Giving clot-busting drugs to patients who wake up with stroke symptoms appears to be as safe as giving it to those in the recommended three-hour window, according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at ...
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New approach to treating heart attacks reduces risk of life-threatening complications
Jun 24, 2009 |
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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 ...
Stroke therapy window might be extended past nine hours for some
Feb 09, 2009 |
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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 ...
Grapefruit diet almost cost woman her leg
Apr 02, 2009 |
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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
Sep 21, 2009 |
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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 ...
Post-stroke clot-busting therapy beneficial for patients on aspirin
Mar 10, 2008 |
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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 ...
Researchers fine-tune clot-busting treatment for bleeding in brain
May 14, 2008 |
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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, ...
Stroke patients who reach hospitals within 'golden hour' twice as likely to get clot-busting drug
Feb 18, 2009 |
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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 ...
Clot-buster boosts survival, decreases disability for deadly subset of stroke
Feb 19, 2009 |
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New results from a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins show that patients who got an experimental clot-busting treatment for a particularly lethal form of stroke were not only dramatically more likely to survive but also ...
Ultrasound waves aid in rapid treatment of DVT
Nov 23, 2008 |
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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, ...
New stroke research could save lives and millions of dollars
Oct 23, 2008 |
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The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Stroke Research Group has developed a system to fast track stroke treatment which could benefit thousands of Australian stroke patients and save millions of dollars annually.
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