DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2024 — Compared with the standard clot-busting medication alteplase, the newer clot-buster tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat ischemic (clot-caused) ...

Compared to emergency medical services, the use of a mobile stroke unit significantly reduced time to treatment among patients experiencing large‐vessel occlusion strokes, according to a study ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

High blood pressure hides quietly in your body, often without a single symptom to warn you of its presence. Yet this stealthy condition affects nearly half of American adults, dramatically increasing ...

Exclusive: Lack of consultants in UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in time, say senior medics ...

Stroke patients that underwent endovascular treatment — a procedure in which surgeons remove a blood clot from a blocked artery in the brain — had better outcomes than those treated with a drug to ...