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Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 3/2017

01-09-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Intravenous thrombolysis after reversal of dabigatran by idarucizumab: a moment to be a pioneer

Authors: G. Turine, A. Peeters, C. Hermans, S. Eeckhoudt, T. Duprez

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 3/2017

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Effective anticoagulation is a contraindication for intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). We here report our first and successful experience of systemic thrombolysis a few minutes after reversal of dabigatran by idarucizumab. …
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Metadata
Title
Intravenous thrombolysis after reversal of dabigatran by idarucizumab: a moment to be a pioneer
Authors
G. Turine
A. Peeters
C. Hermans
S. Eeckhoudt
T. Duprez
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0751-5

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