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FridayMost Stroke Patients Miss Out on Clot-Busting Drug...ar too many wait too long to seek care, researchers say
READ MORE: "Even though it can save lives threatened by stroke, only a very small percentage of patients are getting a powerful clot-busting drug, a new U.S. survey finds.
Of nearly 2,100 people treated for strokes caused by a blood clot at 15 hospitals in Michigan over a six-month period, just 2 percent received tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), according to a report published in Feb. 14 issue of Neurology. The fault for the low use of tPA lies partially with hospitals, and partially with patients who wait too long to seek help for their symptoms. To work effectively, tPA must be given within three hours of the start of a stroke." |
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