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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Published on: January 18, 2018
Pharmaceuticals for Intra-arterial Therapy
Aalpen A Patel1, Jeffery A Solomon, Michael C Soulen
1Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Clinical pharmacology may be defined as the branch of medicine concerned with the therapeutic agents used in the prevention, treatment, and control of disease. Pharmaceuticals are the specific agents used to combat disease. Hence, many of the agents used by the interventionalist may be considered pharmaceuticals. Safe and effective use of these therapeutics requires understanding of vascular anatomy and disease pathology, proper technique, and knowledge of the therapeutic agents. This article reviews many of the agents available and some that are on the horizon. The future of transarterial therapies is bright and holds many promises.
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