thrombolysis
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Thrombolysis, also called fibrinolytic therapy, is the breakdown (lysis) of blood clots formed in blood vessels, using medication. It is used in ST elevation myocardial infarction, stroke, and in cases of severe venous thromboembolism (massive pulmonary embolism or extensive deep vein thrombosis).
Key facts
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- Angiograph before and after thrombolytic therapy in a case of acute limb ischemia of the hand.
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- Fibrinolytic therapy
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Research
41,182 papers- Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke.Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) · 2023
- Moderate pulmonary embolism treated with thrombolysis (from the "MOPETT" Trial).The American journal of cardiology · 2013
- The association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, platelet to lymphocyte ratio, and lymphocyte to monocyte ratio with post-thrombolysis early neurological outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2021
- Pediatric Thrombolysis: A Practical Approach.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2017
- Intra-arterial thrombolysis.Neurology · 2001
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Myocardial infarction
- Stroke
- Side-effects
- Agents
- Catheter-directed thrombolysis
- Research
- See also
- References
Thrombolysis, also called fibrinolytic therapy, is the breakdown (lysis) of blood clots formed in blood vessels, using medication. It is used in ST elevation myocardial infarction, stroke, and in cases of severe venous thromboembolism (massive pulmonary embolism or extensive deep vein thrombosis).
Thrombolytic medications pose a risk of serious bleeding, and in some situations thrombolysis may therefore be unsuitable. Thrombolysis can also play an important part in reperfusion therapy in blocked arteries.
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