Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke

Campbell, BCV; Mitchell, PJ; Churilov, L; Yassi, N; Kleinig, TJ; Dowling, RJ; Yan, B; Bush, SJ; Dewey, HM; Thijs, V; Scroop, R; Simpson, M; Brooks, M; Asadi, H; Wu, TY; Shah, DG; Wijeratne, T; Ang, T; Miteff, F; Levi, CR; Rodrigues, E; Zhao, H; Salva

Campbell, BCV (reprint author), Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Neurol, 300 Grattan St, Parkville, Vic 3050, Australia.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2018; 378 (17): 1573

Abstract

BACKGROUND Intravenous infusion of alteplase is used for thrombolysis before endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke. Tenecteplase, which is mor......

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