Warfarin treatment and thrombolysis

The study by Xian et al.,1 published in JAMA (June 27, 2012), adds to the growing literature on the safety of IV thrombolysis among stroke patients undergoing anticoagulation treatment. This study, which uses data from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)–Stroke Registry, concluded that there was no association between IV thrombolysis and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (SICH).1 These findings are in agreement with...