Intra-Arterial Stroke Therapy

The therapy is available in only about 20 medical centers nationally, including Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. During the procedure, a micro-catheter is threaded directly into the clot in the brain. This delivers the clot-busting drug tPA with great precision.

Not too young—Mary Jo Cussatt of Hazleton, Pa., thought she was too young for a stroke. Now she knows that’s not true. Intra-arterial stroke therapy saved her life.

Treats these conditions:

Stroke

This page last updated 4/23/08 03:24 PM

Conditions We Treat

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Stroke Centers Earn National Certification from JCAHO

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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.