Stroke and tPA: ER perspective

May 30, 2007

GruntDoc on the recent NY Times’ piece on stroke and use of tPA:

It’s a tour-de-force in obfuscation of fact, presentation of tragedy as preventable, and the presentation of TPA as an ignored wonder-drug, MRI should be the standard of care for new strokes, and frankly there’s no redeeming value within.



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