Tenecteplase vs Reteplase in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Adham Mohamed PharmD, Sara Mahmoud PharmD, Amr M. Fahmi PhD, Ahmed Mahfouz MSc, Tayseer Kanaan MD, Jihad Jaber MD, Mansour Alkhawi MD, Saleh Alkhalaf MD, Hassan Kodimi MD, Ahmed Shaaban MD, Omar Alshibli MD, Awad Almasalmeh MD, Salaheddin Arafa MD, Salah Elbdri MD, Suhail Falah MD, Fayez Altrad MD, Ezeldin Soaly MD, Rasha Elenany PharmD, Sumaya Alyafei PharmD, Abdul Rahman Arabi MD

“…The primary outcome was the incidence of failed thrombolysis. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of major bleeding, cardiogenic shock, re-infarction and mortality. …”
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MEASUREMENT OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MECHANICAL STRESSES IN ULTRASONIC WAVEGUIDE SYSTEMS BY MEANS OF SENSORS BASED ON VILLARI EFFECT by D. A. Stepanenko, K. A. Bogdanchuk, V. T. Minchenya

“…Results of experimental studies of spatial distribution of vibration parameters in waveguide systems for ultrasonic thrombolysis are presented. Technique of calibration and potential applications of the sensors are described.…”
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Catheter-Directed Thrombectomy: An Alternative in Massive Pulmonary Embolism by Andres Cordova Sanchez, Mostafa Vasigh, Oluwateniola Olatunde, Debanik Chaudhuri

“…The mainstay treatment is thrombolysis. Catheter-directed thrombectomy involves a group of new techniques that appear to have relatively low complications and mortality. …”
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Implementation of stroke protocol: Insights from a tertiary care facility in urban India by Neha Sharma, Shweta Tyagi, Nitin Jain, Rajnish Kumar, Govind Prakas, Nitisha Goyal

“…Conclusion: Acute stroke is a time-sensitive emergency where early thrombolysis can significantly reduce both morbidity and mortality. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of New Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in the Resolution of Atrial Fibrillation with Left Atrial/Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Met... by Guan-lian Mo, Jing Wen, Yu-yu Ye, Yong-qi Lu, Tian-ming Gan, Ying-jie Yang, Jin-yi Li

“…Meta-analysis showed that NOACs had a significantly higher thrombolysis rate than VKAs (78.0% vs. 63.5%, odds ratio (OR) = 2.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.71 to 3.15, p < 0.0001). …”
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Management of Pulmonary Embolism with Rheolytic Thrombectomy by Lisa Ferrigno, Robert Bloch, Judson Threlkeld, Thomas Demlow, Raman Kansal, Riyad Karmy-Jones

“…BACKGROUND: Catheter thrombectomy combining thrombus destruction with local thrombolysis has been used in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who are unstable or have significant right heart dysfunction, but have contraindications to systemic thrombolytic therapy.…”
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Cerebral Arterial Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis by Giovanni Casella, Claudio Camillo Cortelezzi, DeLodovici Marialuisa, Princiotta Cariddi Lucia, Verrengia Elena Pinuccia, Vittorio Baldini, Sergio Segato

“…We describe a 25-year-old Caucasian man affected by ulcerative colitis and sclerosing cholangitis with an episode of right middle cerebral arterial thrombosis resolved by intraarterial thrombolysis. We perform a brief review of the International Literature.…”
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Recurrent Upper Extremity Thrombosis Associated with Overactivity: A Case of Delayed Diagnosis of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome by Himani Sharma, Abhinav Tiwari

“…Diagnosis is usually made by Doppler ultrasound and the treatment involves thrombolysis, while routine surgical decompression of the thoracic outlet is controversial. …”
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Acute Limb Ischemia in the Young: A Rare Case of Essential Thrombocytosis by Johanes Nugroho, Ruth Gunadi

“…After careful management with catheter-directed thrombolysis, surgical thrombectomy, and cytoreductive therapy using hydroxyurea, the symptoms subsided and eventually restored the patient to physical activity in less than one month.…”
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Submassive Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient with Thrombocytopenia: Therapeutic Challenge by Ronni Andrea Muñoz Tovar, Luis Carlos Alvarez Perdomo, Sandra Milena Rojas Molina, Silvana Jimenez Salazar

“…We present the case of a patient with submassive pulmonary thromboembolism associated with severe thrombocytopenia with signs of right heart failure and a requirement for systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation, however with absolute contraindication for them. …”
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New Targets of Neuroprotection in Ischemic Stroke by Marco Bacigaluppi, Dirk M. Hermann

“…The only available treatment is intravenous or intra-arterial thrombolysis that is limited to the very first hours after the stroke. …”
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Cervical artery dissection: ethiopathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment (literature review) by I. Zagorskienė, A. Paplauskaitė, J. Valaikienė

“…Acute stroke due to CAD can be treated with thrombolysis, and to prevent stroke (whether primary or secondary) anticoagulants or antiplatelets are used. …”
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May-Thurner Syndrome with Large Abdominal Varicosity, Treated Successfully Using Multiple Approaches by Lori Jia, Jason Alexander, Nedaa Skeik

“…Treatment usually involves endovascular management, including thrombolysis and/or thrombectomy with or without inferior vena cava filter placement, followed by angioplasty and stenting of the left common iliac vein. …”
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Early Electroacupuncture Extends the rtPA Time Window to 6 h in a Male Rat Model of Embolic Stroke via the ERK1/2-MMP9 Pathway by Xin-chang Zhang, Ya-hui Gu, Wen-tao Xu, Yang-yang Song, Ao Zhang, Zhi-hui Zhang, Si-yuan Jiang, Si-qi Chang, Guang-xia Ni

“…Electroacupuncture (EA) exerts a neuroprotective effect on cerebral ischemia; however, researchers have not clearly determined whether EA increases the safety of thrombolysis and extends the therapeutic time window of rtPA administration following ischemic stroke. …”
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Saddle Pulmonary Embolism with Thrombus in Transit across a Patent Foramen Ovale by Fitzgerald Shepherd, Ashley White-Stern, Oloruntobi Rahaman, Damian Kurian, Karen Simon

“…However, in patients who are good surgical candidates, studies have shown better outcome with surgical embolectomy as compared to anticoagulation alone or thrombolysis.…”
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Bilateral lower extremity amputation in a transgender female on estrogen therapy suffering from recurrent, medication-resistant arterial thrombi by Mitchell C. McDaniels, BS, Patrick D. Conroy, MD, Philip M. Batista, MD

“…Despite multiple endovascular and surgical interventions, including bypass grafting and catheter-directed thrombolysis, the patient developed recurrent thrombotic events even while on anticoagulation therapy. …”
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Penile Livedoid Vasculopathy: First Reported Case by Ahmad Hallak, William Bennett, Mohammed Adib Tanbir, Supriya R. Donthamsetty, Bethaney Vincent

“…The pathogenesis is speculated to involve increasing coagulation or impaired thrombolysis leading to the occlusion of dermal blood vessels with fibrin thrombi. …”
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Saved by the VAC: Minimally Invasive Removal of a Surely Fatal Right Heart Thrombus in a Patient with Advanced Heart Failure by James Keeton, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Julie Cox, Robert M. Morlend, Alpesh A. Amin, Pradeep P. A. Mammen, Lynn C. Huffman, Faris G. Araj

“…Embolic potential is high, and historically, management has revolved around open surgical removal or systemic thrombolysis. We hereby present a case of a massive right heart thrombus in a high surgical risk patient, which was successfully removed using a percutaneous aspiration device.…”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation by Hussein Daoud, Ashraf Abugroun, Shruti Erramilli, Surender Kumar

“…Treatment modalities for ACS secondary to thromboembolism include stent placement, intracoronary thrombolysis, and thrombus aspiration.…”
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Topical Nitroglycerine for Neonatal Arterial Associated Peripheral Ischemia following Cannulation: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review by Rafat Mosalli, Mohamed Elbaz, Bosco Paes

“…Topical vasodilators, anticoagulation, thrombolysis, and surgery are considered secondary therapeutic strategies. …”
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