Stroke Treatments Provided By Baylor Stroke Program

Treatments available through the Baylor Stroke Program include:

> Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator (IV tPA)
Potent clot-dissolving medication that can be administered within three hours of the onset of symptoms to patients with ischemic stroke.

> Intra-arterial Thrombolysis
Blood clot-busting therapy delivered directly into the arteries through a catheter.

> Clot Retrieval Device
Recently FDA-approved device to mechanically remove clot from within the vessel.

> Carotid Stenting/Angioplasty
Procedures used to open blocked or narrowed arteries that are less invasive than surgery. Angioplasty uses a tiny balloon to dilate blocked or narrowed arteries. Stents are small, metal mesh tubes that prop arteries open after angioplasty.

> Surgical procedures including Carotid Endarterctomy, Aneurysm Clipping and AVM Resection Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to open blocked or narrowed vessels to prevent ischemic stroke. Aneurysm clipping and AVM resection are procedures that remove abnormal vessel malformations to prevent hemorrhage.

> Endovascular Coiling of Aneurysms
A treatment method that can be used for aneurysms that may be difficult to treat with neurosurgery.
> Cerebrovascular Bypass Procedures
A procedure similar to cardiovascular bypass surgery, in which a vein or artery is used as a graft to bypass a blocked vessel in the neck or brain.

> Ongoing clinical trials for potentially neuroprotective agents

> Evidence-based Secondary Stroke Prevention Regimens
Courses of therapy based on medical stroke research data that are used to help prevent secondary strokes.