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Which is true of thrombolysis in cerebral infarct?

A. Clear benefit has been shown in at least 2 randomized controlled trials that TPA reduces mortality in CVA.
B. Patients up to 6 hrs post infarct have been shown to benefit from thrombolysis.
C. Larger infarcts tend to have more benefit from thrombolysis.
D. The NINDS trial showed that improvement in patients treated within 3 hrs with thrombolysis.
E. ECASS trial thrombolysed patients within 3 hrs with TPA and showed improvements in all outcomes compared with placebo.
Answer» E. ECASS trial thrombolysed patients within 3 hrs with TPA and showed improvements in all outcomes compared with placebo.

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