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Bridging Therapy with i. v. rtPA in MCA Occlusion Prior to Endovascular Thrombectomy: a Double-Edged...

Bridging Therapy with i. v. rtPA in MCA Occlusion Prior to Endovascular Thrombectomy: a Double-Edged...

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Bridging Therapy with i. v. rtPA in MCA Occlusion Prior to Endovascular Thrombectomy: a Double-Edged Sword?

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Bridging Therapy with i. v. rtPA in MCA Occlusion Prior to Endovascular Thrombectomy: a Double-Edged Sword?

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Clinical neuroradiology (Munich), 2018-03, Vol.28 (1), p.81-89

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Background
Recent studies suggested that preinterventional intravenous (i. v.) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) as bridging therapy facilitates successful and fast vessel recanalization in endovascular stroke treatment (EST); however, data on this effect and the associated clinical value are discrepant.
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This study...

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Bridging Therapy with i. v. rtPA in MCA Occlusion Prior to Endovascular Thrombectomy: a Double-Edged Sword?

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2008800133

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2008800133

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ISSN

1869-1439

E-ISSN

1869-1447

DOI

10.1007/s00062-016-0533-0

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