UTHealth: Study Reveals Less Than 20% of Americans Have Rapid Access to Endovascular Thrombectomy for Stroke
March 04, 2020
March 04, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, March 4 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release:
Timely treatment is critical for stroke victims, yet only 19.8% of the U.S. population can access a stroke center capable of endovascular thrombectomy to remove a large clot in 15 minutes or less by ambulance, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Only 30% of Americans can access a thr . . .
Timely treatment is critical for stroke victims, yet only 19.8% of the U.S. population can access a stroke center capable of endovascular thrombectomy to remove a large clot in 15 minutes or less by ambulance, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Only 30% of Americans can access a thr . . .