The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) determined that alteplase should be used to lyse catheter clots, even though the drug is very costly at doses previously studied.

T he clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary late ...

Summary. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the elderly, and i.v. alteplase (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator) is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved ...

And now, research shows that tenecteplase works just as well as the standard clot-busting drug alteplase used to treat strokes, according to findings published recently in JAMA Network Open.

Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) is celebrating after an independent evaluation in the UK has reconfirmed that the benefits of its clot-busting drug alteplase outweigh the risks for acute ischaemic ...