Chapter 29. Thrombolytic Therapy for Arterial and Venous Occlusive Disease

  1. Thom W. Rooke MD1,
  2. Timothy M. Sullivan MD2,
  3. Michael R. Jaff DO3
  1. J. Michael Bacharach MD, MPH, FACC,
  2. David P. Slovut MD, PhD, FACC

Published Online: 15 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470692356.ch29

Book Title

Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Interventions

Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Interventions

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How to Cite

Bacharach, J. M. and Slovut, D. P. (2008) Thrombolytic Therapy for Arterial and Venous Occlusive Disease, in Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Interventions (eds T. W. Rooke, T. M. Sullivan and M. R. Jaff), Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470692356.ch29

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Head, Section of Vascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic; John and Posy Krehbiel Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota

  2. 2

    Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, North Central Heart Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  3. 3

    Director, Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Boston, Massachusetts

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 15 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 13 JUL 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405158275

Online ISBN: 9780470692356

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Keywords:

  • thrombolytic therapy;
  • occlusive disease;
  • bypass grafting;
  • clot lysis;
  • cochrane database

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Introduction

  • Catheter-Directed Intra—Arterial Thrombolysis

  • Practical Applications of Thrombolytic Therapy in Clinical Practice

  • Thrombolysis for Acute Venous Occlusion

  • Questions

  • Suggested Readings

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