Tag: antiplatelet therapy

Early administration of antiplatelets may improve post-thrombectomy outcomes in stroke patients

Administering antiplatelet medication within 24 hours of a mechanical thrombectomy procedure may help stroke patients recover more successfully and prevent high-risk individuals from experiencing...

“Definitive trial” needed to confirm desmopressin’s potential in ICH patients receiving...

The results of a clinical trial have shown that a drug commonly used for patients with bleeding disorders has the potential to lessen the...
Thanh N Nguyen

Dual antiplatelet therapy comparable to thrombolysis in minor, non-disabling ischaemic stroke

Among Chinese patients with minor, non-disabling stroke presenting <4.5 hours from symptom onset, dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) has been found to be non-inferior to...

Antiplatelet therapy shows “reassuring effects” on the risk of recurrent intracerebral...

“Starting antiplatelet therapy after intracerebral haemorrhage associated with antithrombotic drug use demonstrated reassuring effects on the risk of recurrent haemorrhage,” said Rustam Al-Shahi Salman...

New method may help predict risk of bleeding after stroke

A new scoring method may help predict who is at high risk of serious bleeding after a stroke, according to a study published in...