Background: Intracerebral hemorrhage is a complication of thrombolytic therapy in stroke patients. Furthermore, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA), which itself can cause hemorrhage, may be risk factor for thrombolysis related intracerebral hemorrhage.

Thrombolysis revolutionized the treatment of acute ST - elevation myocardial infarction in the latter part of the last century and has been in use for more than two decades. Use of thrombolytic therapy is widespread owing to its safety, efficacy, ease of use, and affordability. Thrombolytic therapy has several limitations, many of which have been overcome with the adoption of percutaneous coron...

A. S. TODD (Department of Pathology, The University of Dundee) It has been shown that the activator of plasminogen in tissue is concentrated in the endothelium of blood vessels, especially that of veins and venules (Todd, 1959). Recently, by modifying the time and temperature of incubation (4°C for 24 to 48 hours), the histological technique for identifying plasminogen activator ('fibrinolysis ...

BACKGROUND Intravenous thrombolysis is an approved treatment method for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and is recommended by multiple guidelines. However, it seems that it is less frequently used in the developing countries compared to the developed countries. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to estimate the percentage of patients with AIS, eligible for intravenous thrombol...