Intra-arterial thrombolysis. Intra-arterial administration of rtPA can be used for a select group of patients who are found to have an acute ischemic stroke secondary to an occlusion of the middle ...

Longer transfer door-in-door-out times for endovascular therapy in AIS are associated with worse functional outcomes and complications.

Mesenteric ischemia, or small bowel ischemia, involves a blockage of blood flow to the small intestine. Symptoms include pain and bloating. It often results from blood clots or atherosclerosis.

Under current guidelines, intravenous thrombolysis is used to treat acute stroke only if it can be ascertained that the time since the onset of symptoms was less than 4.5 hours. We sought to determine ...

Acute myocardial infarction with or without ST-segment elevation (STEMI or non-STEMI) is a common cardiac emergency, with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. The management of acute ...

An acute MI may be the initial clinical manifestation of CAD in elderly persons, although many elderly persons experience myocardial ischemia for years prior to an acute MI. Unfortunately, due to the ...

Ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia are both types of bowel ischemia. Ischemic colitis refers to reduced blood flow to the large intestine, while mesenteric ischemia happens due to reduced blood ...

The growth of the acute ischemic stroke market is expected to be driven primarily by increased awareness of symptoms, advances in acute stroke care, and a robust pipeline of potential candidates such ...

Time is of the essence in establishing the diagnosis of stroke and determining whether the patient is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy, ideally initiated within the “golden hour” after arrival at ...