A 66-year-old man arrives 110 minutes after sudden right-sided weakness and aphasia. CT head shows no hemorrhage. BP is 196/114 mm Hg, glucose 128 mg/dL, platelets 220,000/µL. What is the next best step to enable reperfusion therapy?AGive IV labetalol to reduce BP below 185/110 mm Hg, then administer IV alteplase within the windowBAdminister aspirin 325 mg now and reassess candidacy for alteplase laterCProceed directly to mechanical thrombectomy without blood pressure controlDStart nicardipine only if BP remains >220/120 mm Hg, then give alteplaseEDelay any therapy until 3 hours have elapsed from symptom onsetCheck my answer