Conference Details
Extending the tPA Window: Treatment beyond 3 hours
by Lee Schwamm, M.D.
April 29, 2009 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- Describe the clinical, imaging and laboratory features of patients eligible for extended window IV thrombolysis
- Describe the difference in outcomes of the patients treated with IV tPA in the 3-4.5 hr window c/w placebo
- Discuss the types of scales used to measure these outcomes in both the ECASS III trial and the SITS-MOST registry
- Discuss changes to acute stroke evaluation that may result as a consequence of these data
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