Thrombolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy for Stroke
Edited by: Julien Bogousslavsky, Werner Hacke
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1841842036
Pub Date:2006/11
Type: Hardback Book
Thrombolytic therapy for stroke with the introduction of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) was a god-send to stroke physicians, since it meant that morbidity and mortality could be reduced with the optimal use of t-PA. Professor Bogousslavsky and the contributors provide the reader their personal perspectives on the evidence-based uses of various thrombolytic and anti-thrombotic agents that are available and that can provide successful outcomes. Everyone working in the casualty and emergency room must read this up-to-date, thoroughly referenced, clearly-written text: it is de rigeur.
Contents:
1. History of Antithrombotic Treatment in Stroke 2. Antiplatelet Agents 3. Anticoagulants 4. Fibrinolytics 5. The Vessel Wall in Thrombosis 6. Thrombus Formation and Resolution 7. Thrombosis, Atherothrombosis, Thromboembolism in Etiology of Stroke 8. Antithrombotic/thrombolytic Clinical Trials in Cardiology: An Overview 9. Study Design for Antithrombotic Treatment Trials in Stroke: Mistakes and Lessons 10. Heparin, Heparinoids, Low-molecular Weight Heparin in Acute Stroke 11. Aspirin in Acute Stroke 12. GpIIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Acute Stroke 13. New Antithrombotics and Their Potential Use 14. Fibrin Degradating Drugs in Acute Stroke 15. Intravenous Thrombolysis: The Studies and the Facts 16. Complications of Thrombolysis 17. New Analyses of ECASS and NINDS 18. The Implementation of Thrombolytic Treatment for Stroke in Routine Practice 19. Imaging Brain Tissue Salvage from Brain Reperfusion 20. To Select or Not Select 21. IA Thrombolysis 22. Ultrasound-enhanced Lysis 23. Various Combined Approaches: Present and Future 24. Antithrombotic Therapy and Stenting 25. Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Treatment in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Arterial Dissection and Special Conditions 26. The Role of Thrombolytics in Hemorrhagic Stroke