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Acute Stroke Care and Thrombolytic Therapy Use in a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon

Background. Thrombolytic therapy (rt-PA) is approved for ischemic stroke presenting within 4.5 hours of symptoms onset. The rate of utilization of rt-PA is not well described in developing countries. Objectives. Our study examined patient characteristics and outcomes in addition to barriers to rt-PA...

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Autores principales:	El Sayed, Mazen J., El Zahran, Tharwat, Tamim, Hani
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124754/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25140255 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/438737

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