Men More Likely To Benefit From Clot-Busting Stroke Treatment

Men are more likely than women to benefit from the use of a clot-busting drug after stroke, according to a study published in the March 13, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study involved 333 people who were treated with the drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) within three hours after stroke. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Stroke on April 5th, 2007