Tagged ‘CVA’

Journal Review

Low-Dose tPA in Ischemic Stroke – The ENCHANTED Trial

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Thanks to Salim Rezaie for providing pre-publication peer review for this post. This post is cross-posted on REBEL EM here.

Despite continued debate on the efficacy of alteplase (tPA),
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Journal Review

ESCAPE Trial – Endovascular Therapy in Ischemic CVA

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Over the past decade, endovascular therapy has been increasingly studied as a potential intervention for ischemic stroke. However, prior randomized trials of endovascular therapy in ischemic stroke failed to demonstrate clinical benefit.
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