Model development and comparison of low hemorrhage-risk endoluminal patch thrombolytic treatment for ischemic stroke

A thrombus blocking flow in a blood vessel deprives the brain cells of oxygen resulting in ischemic stroke and paralysis [1]. Thrombolysis treatment can be used to unblock the vessel [2]. A high dose of thrombolytic agents (urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) or tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)) is administered to dissolve the blocking thrombus in eligible patients who are within 4.5  h from stroke onset [3,4]. Typically, 10,000–60,000 IU/kg (
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