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2. Thrombolysis - Wikipedia

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   Thrombolysis, also called fibrinolytic therapy, is the breakdown (lysis) of blood clots formed in blood vessels, using medication. It is used in ST elevation myocardial infarction, stroke, and in cases of severe venous thromboembolism (massive pulmonary embolism or extensive deep vein thrombosis). [citation needed] The main complication is ...

3. Fibrinolysis - Wikipedia

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   Primary fibrinolysis is a normal body process, while secondary fibrinolysis is the breakdown of clots due to a medicine, a medical disorder, or some other cause. [2] In fibrinolysis, a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down. [3] Its main enzyme plasmin cuts the fibrin mesh at various places, leading to the production of ...

4. Thrombus - Wikipedia

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   Thrombus. A thrombus (pl. thrombi), colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. There are two components to a thrombus: aggregated platelets and red blood cells that form a plug, and a mesh of cross-linked fibrin protein. The substance making up a thrombus is sometimes called cruor.

5. Thrombosis prevention - Wikipedia

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   Thrombosis prevention. A blood clot blocking a blood vessel. Thrombosis prevention or thromboprophylaxis is medical treatment to prevent the development of thrombosis (blood clots inside blood vessels) in those considered at risk for developing thrombosis. [1] Some people are at a higher risk for the formation of blood clots than others, such ...

6. Antithrombotic - Wikipedia

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   Antithrombotic. An antithrombotic agent is a drug that reduces the formation of blood clots (thrombi). [1][2] Antithrombotics can be used therapeutically for prevention (primary prevention, secondary prevention) or treatment of a dangerous blood clot (acute thrombus). In the U.S., the American College of Chest Physicians publishes clinical ...

7. Streptokinase - Wikipedia

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   Streptokinase. Streptokinase is a thrombolytic medication activating plasminogen by nonenzymatic mechanism. [1] As a medication it is used to break down clots in some cases of myocardial infarction (heart attack), pulmonary embolism, and arterial thromboembolism. [2] The type of heart attack it is used in is an ST elevation myocardial ...