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• n  a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle

• They are typically given after someone has suffered a heart attack or a thrombolytic stroke, in which a clot had lodged in one of the blood vessels of the brain.
• Genentech, Hennekens says, refused to participate in the international study, which compared TPA with streptokinase and a third thrombolytic called anistreplase, so a British-made .

• thrombolytic agent
• clot buster

News & Articles

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• Earlier treatment following stroke linked with reduced risk of in-hospital death
  In a study that included nearly 60,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke, thrombolytic treatment (to help dissolve a blood clot) that was started more rapidly after symptom onset was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality and intracranial hemorrhage and higher rates of independent walking ability at discharge and discharge to home, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA.
  June 18, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• Earlier Treatment of Seniors After Stroke Reduces Risk of Death, Increases Chance to Go Home
  July 18, 2013 – With all the promotion by the American Heart Association and others about the critical need for quick treatment after a stroke, it is not surprising that a large new study of senior citizens hit with acute ischemic stroke finds that thrombolytic treatment (to help dissolve a blood clot) that was started more rapidly after symptom onset was associated with reduced in-hospital ...
  June 18, 2013 - Senior Journal