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Switching to Tenecteplase for Stroke Thrombolysis

Karim Mahawish, John Gommans, Timothy Kleinig, Bhavesh Lallu, Alicia Tyson, Annemarei Ranta

Stroke · 2021 · 74 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

Following stakeholder endorsement, a region-wide switch from alteplase to tenecteplase was successfully implemented. We found evidence of benefit and no evidence of harm.

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Stroke Thrombolysis With Tenecteplase to Reduce Emergency Department Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Shortages of Alteplase

Steven Warach, Jeffrey L. Saver · JAMA Neurology · 2020 · 44 citations

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