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Thrombolysis, function

Known as: Thrombolysis, Thrombolytic 
The process of breaking up a thrombus (blood clot) that is blocking blood flow. The blood clot may be dissolved using drugs delivered through a… 
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
CT angiography for safe discharge of patients with possible acute coronary syndromes.
BACKGROUND Admission rates among patients presenting to emergency departments with possible acute coronary syndromes are high… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Incidence and clinical significance of distal embolization during primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.
AIMS Although recognized as an important feature of atherosclerotic coronary disease, little is known about the frequency and… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Coronary Angioplasty with or without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Background Coronary-stent implantation is frequently performed for treatment of acute myocardial infarction. However, few studies… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Previous angina alters in-hospital outcome in TIMI 4. A clinical correlate to preconditioning?
BACKGROUND Ischemic preconditioning has been shown to reduce myocardial infarct size in experimental models, but its role in… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Sensitivity and prognostic value of early CT in occlusion of the middle cerebral artery trunk.
PURPOSE To investigate the incidence and prognostic value of local brain swelling, the extent of parenchymal hypodensity, and the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) trial: Phase I. A comparison between intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and intravenous streptokinase
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Thrombolysis inMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) Trial, Phase I:acomparison between intravenous tissue plasminogen activator andintravenous streptokinase*
Intravenous administration of80mg ofrecombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt- PA,40,20,and20mg insuccessive hours… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Western Washington randomized trial of intracoronary streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction.
Two hundred fifty patients were enrolled in a multicenter, community-based study of the efficacy of intracoronary streptokinase… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Selective Intracoronary Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina Pectoris
Streptokinase was infused into the ischemia-related coronary artery at a rate of 1000–2000 U/min for 15–95 minutes in 29 patients… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
The mechanism of clot dissolution by plasmin.
Normal human and animal sera contain a glob-ulin, plasminogen, which in the presence of acti-vators is rapidly converted to… 
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