Abstract: This paper points out the importance of intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator(r-tPA)according to the international guidelines in acute ischemic stroke.Some practical problems,such as the lower rate of thrombolysis for ischemic stroke,the price of r-tPA being too expensive to clinical using,the dosage of r-tPA in Chinese being not clear,the curative effect being not so good,and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) applied in intravenous thrombolysis,and so on,should be further discussed.

Key words: acute cerebral infarction, intravenous thrombolysis, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tPA), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)