Using Tenecteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke: What Is the Hold Up?

Alteplase is the only Food and Drug Administration-approved intravenous (IV) thrombolytic medication for acute ischemic stroke. However, multiple recent studies comparing tenecteplase and alteplase suggest that tenecteplase is at least as efficacious as alteplase with regards to neurologic improveme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tony Zitek, Ramsey Ataya, Isabel Brea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-01-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pz126bq