PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dowell, Masha
ED  - Fonarow, Gregg C.
TI  - Rapid Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Reduces Complications and Improves Outcomes
DP  - 2014 May 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 16--17
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/1/16.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/1/16.full
AB  - The American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) guidelines recommend a door-to-needle (DTN) time of =60 minutes for reperfusion therapy for acute ischemic stroke patients [Jauch EC et al. Stroke 2013]. The rapid treatment is important for improving stroke outcome, but many studies have concluded that this time frame has been met by <30% of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)-treated stroke patients. This article discusses the principal results from the Target: Stroke Initiative, a national program organized by the AHA/ASA, which addresses this timing dilemma by increasing the proportion of stroke patients with DTN time frames of <60 minutes.