🧪🛡️ Stroke Shield: How Tirofiban Tips the Scales
Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast
July 8, 20253m 14s
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Show Notes
🧠✨ New Stroke Breakthrough!
The ASSET-IT trial shows that early infusion of tirofiban after thrombolysis significantly boosts recovery in noncardioembolic stroke patients — with 65.9% achieving excellent outcomes at 90 days vs 54.9% with placebo 📈💉
✅ Improved function
⚠️ Slightly higher bleeding risk
🌏 Study conducted across 38 centers in China
📚 Read the trial in NEJM (July 2025)
#Stroke #Tirofiban #Neurology #RCT #PrecisionMedicine #Thrombolysis #CardiovascularResearch