A major international analysis of 2,313 patients, median age 71, found that giving an IV clot-busting drug before mechanical clot removal modestly increases brain-bleeding risk compared with ...

Stroke patients in Scotland are facing “Russian roulette” over access to a life-saving treatment compared with those in the ...

Study shows alteplase is effective for acute ischemic stroke up to 24 hours after symptoms, potentially extending treatment ...

Cambridge scientists have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage to the brain when ...

The ICB's acting medical director, Dr Andy Knox, told the meeting the hospital had now recruited enough interventional radiologists "to be able to fulfil the rota requirements" of 24-hour rollout. But ...

Among clots rich in red blood cells (RBCs), higher platelet content was associated with reduced likelihood of a good patient outcome at 90 days (odds ratio [OR], 0.89 per 10% increase in platelet ...

Mechanical thrombectomy is a minimally invasive procedure by which blood clots are removed. Existing thrombectomy methods, which involve aspirating clots via a catheter or trying to grab and ...

Cambridge scientists have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage to the brain when blood flow is restored following a stroke.

However, speedy treatment for a stroke can dramatically increase a patient’s chances of recovery. This includes a thrombectomy procedure to remove the blood clot within a few hours of any ...

Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed a new technique called the milli-spinner thrombectomy that could significantly improve success rates in treating strokes, as well as heart ...

Vandyke explains there's about 900,000 Americans annually affected by blood clots, and 100,000 of them lose their lives each year. In fact, every six minutes, someone dies from a blood clot.

Mechanical thrombectomy is a minimally invasive procedure by which blood clots are removed. Existing thrombectomy methods, which involve aspirating clots via a catheter or trying to grab and ...