Gaps and Hurdles Deter Against Following Stroke Guidelines for Thrombolytic Therapy in Iran: Exploring the Problem

Insufficient information is available on the barriers that explain low rates of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in developing countries compared with rates in developed societies. By the present study, we aimed to assess the implementation of thrombolytic therapy in the northeast of Iran to explore the gaps and hurdles against thrombolysis as the generally accepted treatment for AIS.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 12, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Karim Nikkhah, Abolfazl Avan, Ali Shoeibi, Amir Azarpazhooh, Kavian Ghandehari, Christian Foerch, Gustavo Saposnik, Payam Sasannejad, Veda Vakili, Parvaneh Layegh, Mohammad Taghi Farzadfard, Reza Bavarsad Shahripour, Mohammad Reza Hosseini, Mahmoud Reza A Source Type: research