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Results<br />

• We analyzed 600,538 AIS patients admitted<br />

to 1,465 hospitals between April, 2003 –<br />

April, 2010<br />

– 389,748 prior to and 210,790 after the print<br />

publication <strong>of</strong> <strong>ECASS</strong> <strong>III</strong> on September 25, 2008.<br />

– 102,961 presented within 3.5 hours and were<br />

eligible for <strong>tPA</strong> prior to <strong>ECASS</strong> <strong>III</strong> and 52,861<br />

after

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