LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2025 — Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability ...

In a randomized clinical trial in China, giving the clot-busting medication alteplase up to 24 hours after stroke symptoms first appeared increased the odds of better recovery by 50% compared to those ...

For patients suffering the most severe form of ischemic stroke, the journey to the right hospital can be a race against dying ...

Compared with the standard medication alteplase, the newer clot-busting medication tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat clot-caused stroke in special ambulances called ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding into the brain. The first treatment for stroke is to potentially offer a ...

Even after a blood clot is removed from a large artery in the brain via a minimally invasive procedure to treat a clot-caused stroke, delivering the clot-busting medication alteplase to the area may ...

For people with ischemic stroke, treatment with the clot-busting drug tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of an excellent recovery and reduced disability three months later ...

Adding blood thinners to clot-busting drugs does not improve outcomes for stroke patients, a new study claims. Doctors had hoped that combining the two types of medications would improve treatment of ...

The University of Cincinnati's Pooja Khatri, MD, spoke with TCTMD about two recent trials that found administering clot-busting medications after endovascular thrombectomy does not significantly ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- From smoking to living in the South, many people face a higher risk of a pulmonary embolism: a blood clot in the lungs. Now with technology, new drugs, and specialized care, a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Following a stroke caused by a blood clot, clot-dissolving treatment can be safe for octogenarians, suggests a new German study. The main risk of this treatment -- bleeding ...

Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability more than best medical ...