That is a good point about TPA but it is still not used as often as it might because of risk of bleeding, previous medical history that would but them at greater risk of bleeding and the person must receive TPA within 3 hours of their stroke symptoms.
People show up in the ER with stroke symptoms and the doctors may have no idea what their history is so they cannot predict who will have increase bleeding elsewhere in their body from the TPA as well. Plus, the person may need to have confirmation from a CT that they do not have a bleed in their brain versus a clot.
Here is a info sheet from heart.org for other readers to look at:
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Hi Anon,
That is a good point about TPA but it is still not used as often as it might because of risk of bleeding, previous medical history that would but them at greater risk of bleeding and the person must receive TPA within 3 hours of their stroke symptoms.
People show up in the ER with stroke symptoms and the doctors may have no idea what their history is so they cannot predict who will have increase bleeding elsewhere in their body from the TPA as well. Plus, the person may need to have confirmation from a CT that they do not have a bleed in their brain versus a clot.
Here is a info sheet from heart.org for other readers to look at:
https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/ahaecc-public/@wcm/@hcm/@gwtg/documents...
May 28, 2015 - 6:14amThis Comment
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