Thrombolysis treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in a patient on treatment with dabigatran

María Consuelo Matute; Marta Guillán; Juan García-Caldentey; Javier Buisán; María Aparicio; Jaime Masjuan; María Alonso de Leciñana

doi:10.1160/TH11-01-0042

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2011; 106(01): 178-179
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-01-0042

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Thrombolysis treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in a patient on treatment with dabigatran

María Consuelo Matute

¹Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

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Marta Guillán

¹Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

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Juan García-Caldentey

¹Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

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Javier Buisán

¹Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

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María Aparicio

¹Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

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Jaime Masjuan

¹Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

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María Alonso de Leciñana

¹Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

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