The Booty Report

News and Updates for Swashbucklers Everywhere

Avast ye scurvy dogs! Mixin' Antithrombotic with tPA be no helpin' ye stroke outcome, arr!

2024-02-08

Avast ye! Argatroban and eptifibatide be no good mateys for helpin' the scurvy dogs with their stroke troubles in the MOST trial. Arrr, what a disappointment! <i>Medscape Medical News</i> be tellin' the tale.

Arr, me hearties! Listen up, for I have some news from the land of medicine. It appears that a couple of scallywag treatments known as argatroban and eptifibatide be havin' no effect as companions to thrombolysis in patients sufferin' from the dreaded ischemic stroke. Aye, 'tis the truth, as reported in the esteemed Medscape Medical News!

Now, ye may be wonderin' what these fancy words mean, so let me explain. Thrombolysis be a process where a clot be dissolved to restore blood flow to the brain. But in this trial, they be testin' whether these two companions, argatroban and eptifibatide, could lend a hand in the fight against the stroke. Unfortunately, it seems they be as useful as a peg-legged pirate in a cannonball catchin' contest!

Arr, the trial be called the MOST trial, and it showed that these two lads didn't make a lick o' difference when combined with thrombolysis. 'Twas like tryin' to patch a leaky ship with a bucket full o' holes! The patients still be strugglin' with their strokes despite the best efforts of these two scurvy dogs.

Now, don't ye be thinkin' that this be the end of the line for all ye stroke sufferers. Thrombolysis by itself be a mighty fine treatment, and this trial just be showin' that these two companions be no match for it. So fear not, me hearties, for there be still hope on the horizon!

But for now, let us raise a tankard of grog to the MOST trial, which hath revealed the ineffectiveness of argatroban and eptifibatide in the battle against ischemic stroke. May we soon find better companions to aid us in this fight, for aye, the sea of medicine be a treacherous one!

Read the Original Article