Dual treatment for stroke leads to improved recovery rates, reduced mortality
Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
It appears that stroke patients who receive both intravenous thrombolysis - a minimally invasive treatment that dissolves abnormal blood clots - and endovascular interventions - such as drugs and implanting medical devices - are much more likely to recover and have lower chances of dying, according to new research by the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Centre at the University of Minnesota Medical School...