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Demand for thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in the United States based on the published literature
Report* Cases per Year per Medical Center† Intra-arterial treatment, multicenter trials PROACT (34) 1 (0–10) PROACT II (33) 1 (0–17) EMS (35) 5 (2–10) Intra-arterial treatment, single-center experiences Suarez et al, 1999 (18) 15 Jahan et al, 1999 (31) 5 Barnwell et al, 1994 (30) 7 Hill et al, 2002 (32) 4 Intravenous treatment, multicenter trials ATLANTIS (40) 1 NINDS (41) 20 Intravenous treatment, single-center experience Chiu et al, 1998 (42) 30 Zweifler et al, 1998 (43) 9 * Data in parentheses are reference numbers.
† Data in parentheses are ranges.