Thrombolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy for Stroke contains authoritative information in an easy to use format.

Features:

• Presents personal perspectives from a hand-picked panel of experts
• Provides an overview of antithrombotic/thrombolytic clinical trials in cardiology
• Explores new antithrombotics and their potential use

Contents

• History of Antithrombotic Treatment in Stroke
• Antiplatelet Agents
• Anticoagulants
• Fibrinolytics
• The Vessel Wall in Thrombosis
• Thrombus Formation and Resolution
• Thrombosis, Atherothrombosis, Thromboembolism in Etiology of Stroke
• Antithrombotic/thrombolytic Clinical Trials in Cardiology: An Overview
• Study Design for Antithrombotic Treatment Trials in Stroke: Mistakes and Lessons
• Heparin, Heparinoids, Low-molecular Weight Heparin in Acute Stroke
• Aspirin in Acute Stroke
• GpIIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Acute Stroke
• New Antithrombotics and Their Potential Use
• Fibirin Degradating Drugs in Acute Stroke
• Intravenous Thrombolysis: The Studies and the Facts
• Complications of Thrombolysis
• New Analyses of ECASS and NINDS
• The Implementation of Thrombolytic Treatment for Stroke in Routine Practice
• Imaging Brain Tissue Salvage from Brain Reperfusion
• To Select or Not Select. IA Thrombolysis
• Ultrasound-enhanced Lysis
• Various Combined Approaches: Present and Future
• Antithrombotic Therapy and Stenting
• Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Treatment in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Arterial Dissection and Special Conditions
• The Role of Thrombolytics in Hemorrhagic Stroke

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