Blood thinners added to clot-busting medication did not improve stroke outcomes
February 07, 2024
February 07, 2024
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
Research Highlights:
Although giving blood thinners along with clot-busting medication may help in treating heart attacks, it did not improve 90-day outcomes in people with clot-caused strokes.
Enrollment in a large clinical trial, which had been planned to include more than 1,200 patients with ischemic stroke (clot-caused stroke), was halted . . .
Research Highlights:
Although giving blood thinners along with clot-busting medication may help in treating heart attacks, it did not improve 90-day outcomes in people with clot-caused strokes.
Enrollment in a large clinical trial, which had been planned to include more than 1,200 patients with ischemic stroke (clot-caused stroke), was halted . . .