Our results suggest that elderly women with AF may need to be targeted for more effective stroke prevention therapy.

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But it is also effective in lowering cholesterol and reducing your risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney stones and diabetes, its website states.

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Generally speaking, tPA is only effective and only given within a 4.5-hour time window after stroke symptoms appear, said Antoniello.

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Already, briefing documents have been posted saying that the drug seems very safe--although there is a worry of stroke--and reviewing the arguments about whether or not it is effective at prolonging patients' lives.

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Activase isn't all that effective against occlusive strokes, and risks killing the patient if in fact he is suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke.

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But Activase isn't very effective against occlusive strokes, and it even risks killing the patient if he in fact suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.

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