Stroke Therapy

Clot-Buster Therapy for Stroke Successful in Rural Hospitals

Published in Blood Weekly, January 27th, 2000

By getting support from regional medical centers, smaller hospitals located in rural areas can effectively treat stroke patients with clot-busting medication, according to a study in this month's Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Researchers found that clot-busting medication called TPA (tissue plasminogen activator) was given safely and resulted in good outcomes for patients at community and rural hospitals that created and followed a stroke care protocol. According to researchers, lack of a stroke treatment protocol is one major reason the clot-buster is not given more often in small hospitals.

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Source: Blood Weekly (2000-01-27)

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