Outcome and Severe Hemorrhagic Complications of Intravenous Thrombolysis With Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Very Old (≥80 Years) Stroke Patients
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 36 (11) , 2421-2425
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000185696.73938.e0
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Information on safety and efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) (IV-tPA) in very old acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients is scarce. W...Keywords
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