CME/CE: Uric Acid Boosts “Clot-Busting” Therapy for Stroke
Publication Date:
Sat, 08/01/2015
By: Alere Staff
SPONSORED BY
MedPage Today
American Heart Association
ACTIVE DATE
July 12, 2015 – July 12, 2017
CREDIT
Physicians: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
DESCRIPTION
Adding uric acid to thrombolytic therapy doubled the likelihood of excellent neurological outcome in women, but not men, with acute ischemic stroke. Uric acid therapy was better than placebo in reducing infarct growth in women but not men.
LINK
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Strokes/52559?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-07-13&eun=g827295d0r
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