Intravenous tenecteplase beneficial before endovascular thrombectomy

For patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion who present within 4.5 hours, intravenous tenecteplase before endovascular thrombectomy is associated with higher functional independence at 90 days, according to a study published online May 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual European Stroke Organisation Conference, held from May 21 to 23 in Helsinki.

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