Thursday, February 9, 2017

Clot-Busting Drugs for Stroke Treatment

The treatment of stroke began in 1996 with the FDA approval of alteplase
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Stroke Treatment

The advent of thrombolytic ('clot-buster') drugs for the treatment of stroke began in 1996 with the FDA approval of alteplase, or tissue plasminogen activator, for the treatment of...
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