Greater thrombus permeability, a more distal thrombus location, and longer time to assessment are factors associated with outcomes of recanalization of an arterial occlusion in patients with acute ...

Early studies suggested tPA, an FDA-approved clot buster for conditions such as heart attacks and non-bleeding strokes, might be effective in removing accumulated blood and alleviating its damaging ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding into the brain. The first treatment for stroke is to potentially offer a ...

The use of a potentially lifesaving, clot-busting drug -- called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) -- to treat patients with ischemic stroke nearly doubled between 2003 and 2011, according to a large ...

LOS ANGELES — Using low-dose tissue plasminogen activator (tPA; alteplase) delivered by surgical catheter to remove clots of pooled blood from the brain's ventricles after intraventricular hemorrhage ...

New guidelines issued Monday for the treatment of strokes recommend that doctors use a device that can grab and remove blood clots, along with a clot-dissolving drug, when certain people suffer ...

Clinical trial shows half of patients living independently after treatment for a type of stroke following efforts to flush blood from the brain Reporting on the results of a phase III international ...

KISSIMMEE, FLA. - Like pouring Drano directly on a clog, doctors dramatically improved stroke survival by dripping a clot-dissolving drug right onto a blockage choking off the brain's blood supply.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Like pouring Drano directly on a clog, doctors dramatically improved stroke survival by dripping a clot-dissolving drug right onto a blockage choking off the brain’s blood supply.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke. Can you help me understand different kinds of stroke ...