thrombolysis

Also known as thrombolytic therapy, fibrinolytic therapy

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

Medical intervention.image: Angiograph before and after thrombolytic therapy in a case of thrombosis on the hand.png
Medical intervention.caption: Angiograph before and after thrombolytic therapy in a case of acute limb ischemia of the hand.
Medical intervention.synonyms: Fibrinolytic therapy
Medical intervention.MedlinePlus: 007089
Medical intervention.eMedicine: 811234

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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.

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Contents

Medical uses
Contraindications
Myocardial infarction
Stroke
Side-effects
Agents
Catheter-directed thrombolysis
Research
See also
References

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.