thrombolysis

Chemical thrombolysis is where a medication, such as TPA or Urokinase, is administered directly into the clot through a catheter to dissolve it.

Thrombolysis 2010

Darren was soon to benefit from a treatment called thrombolysis, using a clot-busting drug.

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Now not all of those deliver thrombolytic therapy, there's another tier of units that are tPA capable and that brings in the issue of hospital bypass and selection of patients in the field for thrombolysis, which is a tricky issue.

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Mechanical thrombolysis involves disrupting the clot by using a mechanical device.

Thrombolysis 2010

Mechanical thrombolysis involves using various "clot busting" devices to break down the clot and then remove it through the device.

Thrombolysis 2010

In addition to mechanical thrombolysis, the vessel may be opened with a balloon (angioplasty).

Thrombolysis 2010

The benefits from proteolytic enzymes are that they inhibit inflammation without immunosuppression, reduce pain and edema, inhibit thrombi formation and stimulate thrombolysis, improve the blood supply and therefore the nutrition of the tissue and improve blood circulation.

Stefan Aschan: Bounce Back Faster from Painful Restrictions 2009

Stenting after thrombolysis for acute Myocardial Infarction found to reduce mortality:

Cardiac Bypass, Angioplasty and Stenting by Jeffrey Dach MD 2009

( My favorite subgroup analysis story can be found here in the discussion of how the benefits found in the landmark thrombolysis trial (ISIS-2) trial did not apply to those patients unlucky enough to have been born under the sign of Gemini or Libra).

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( My favorite subgroup analysis story can be found here in the discussion of how the benefits found in the landmark thrombolysis trial (ISIS-2) trial did not apply to those patients unlucky enough to have been born under the sign of Gemini or Libra).

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