title: Should thrombolytic therapy be the first-line treatment for acute ischemic stroke? t-PA--the best current option for most patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School-Houston, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grotta
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator