Antiplatelet therapy within 24 hours of tPA: lessons learned from patients requiring combined thrombectomy and stenting for acute ischemic stroke.
Michael G BrandelYasmeen ElsawafRobert C RennertJeffrey A SteinbergDavid R Santiago-DieppaArvin R WaliScott E OlsonJ Scott PannellAlexander A KhalessiPublished in: Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery (2020)
Antiplatelets within 24 hours of tPA did not result in symptomatic ICH in this series. The safety and efficacy of early antiplatelet administration after tPA in select patients following mechanical thrombectomy warrants further study.