tissue plasminogen activator

What Stroke Treatment Has the Best Impact?

...  stroke treatment has the best impact? This week Jenny Brockie hears from stroke patients who received different treatments and pieces together what's had the best impact on their recovery – whether it was the TPA, or a surgical clot removal, or even a special rehab choir giving them back … Read more on SBS Telestroke Service Increases Rates Of 'Clot-Buster' Treatment For Stroke A telestroke service increases the rate of effective tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke treated at community hospitals, according to a report in the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the … Read more on RedOrbit Read ...

New Device Saves Dowagiac Woman From Massive Stroke

...  Device Saves Dowagiac Woman from Massive Stroke It can help save the lives of patients like Burke, whose clots are too large to be treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) clot-busting drugs, as well as patients who arrive at the hospital too late for effective treatment with tPA. Jeffrey … Read more on Comvoicesonline A guide to health coverages, marketplaces A: All plans will have to offer at least minimum coverage for medical and hospital services, mental health and substance abuse, prescription drugs, rehabilitation care and laboratory testing. Certain prevention and wellness services … must pay 40 … Read ...

More Stroke Patients May Benefit From Clot-Busting Drugs

by University of Maryland Press Releases More Stroke Patients May Benefit from Clot-Busting Drugs Current recommendations for the treatment of acute stroke limit the use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a clot-busting drug, to within three hours after the start of stroke symptoms. Although prior research has demonstrated a benefit of tPA if … Read more on Telemanagement Malpractice Payouts to U.S. Veterans Reach 12-Year High “The rapid rise in malpractice judgments against VA mirrors the emerging pattern of preventable veteran deaths and other patient safety issues at VA hospitals,” said Representative Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican and ...