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More patients could benefit from drug, study finds

October 10, 2005

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Doctors who treat stroke patients face a frustrating dilemma: If a patient arrives at the hospital within three hours of the stroke, physicians can prescribe a clot-dissolving drug that can diminish or even reverse stroke-related damage. But that drug, called tPA, also can cause hemorrhaging, so doctors are reluctant to give it to patients with mild symptoms or to ... (Full article: 749 words)