Clinical applications of thrombolytic therapy for arterial and graft occlusion.
Catheter-directed thrombolysis and intraoperative intra-arterial thrombolysis are important adjuncts to how we care for patients with acute arterial and bypass graft occlusions. Of importance is that intra-arterial thrombolysis not to be thought of as a competitor to operative revascularization, but rather as an adjunct to what can be accomplished, which enables the responsible physician to offer the best care for these patients.
Malone
M D
MD
Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Barber
L
L
Comerota
A J
AJ
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000628:therapy; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000628:therapy; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*