LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2025 — Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability ...

An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News An off-label ...

DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2024 — Compared with the standard clot-busting medication alteplase, the newer clot-buster tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat ischemic (clot-caused) ...

A major international analysis of 2,313 patients, median age 71, found that giving an IV clot-busting drug before mechanical clot removal modestly increases brain-bleeding risk compared with ...

They also had a 10% greater likelihood of reduced disability at three months after a stroke THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better ...

Giving blood thinners in addition to clot-busting medications to people with ischemic strokes (clot-caused strokes) did not improve their outcomes 90 days later, according to preliminary late-breaking ...

Oct. 2 -- MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Even as they digest the latest news on what dose of the clot-dissolving drug Plavix is best during angioplasty, cardiologists are looking at the next ...

Not all patients with blood clots in their legs – a condition known as deep vein thrombosis – need to receive powerful but risky clot-busting drugs, according to results of a large-scale, multicenter ...

Clot-dissolving drugs, already used for life-threatening blood clots in the lungs, also may be used for less serious partial blockages, a new study finds. The study, published in Thursday's New ...

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 ...

An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds. The clot-buster tenecteplase is associated with a slightly ...

An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke than an approved medication Patients given tenecteplase had a 5% better chance at an excellent recovery than those ...