title: Coronary thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Intracoronary vs intravenous administration.
abstract: We employed a canine model of coronary thrombosis, induced by injection of radioactive blood clot, via a catheter placed in the left anterior descending coronary artery, to compare effects of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) administered intravenously and administered directly into the coronary circulation. A control group did not receive rtPA. Compared with controls, both rtPA regimens induced coronary thrombolysis. However, compared with intravenous administration, rate and extent of coronary thrombolysis were increased with intracoronary administration. Most likely, the enhanced thrombolysis with intracoronary administration is explained by an increase in delivery of the drug to the thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ducas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Prewitt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002302:Cardiac Output; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004285:Dogs; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator