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Prehospital Thrombolysis: A Manual from Berlin
Published on: November 26, 2013
Thrombolysis in peripheral artery disease
Sotirios Giannakakis1, George Galyfos2, Ioannis Sachmpazidis1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) has been associated with severe morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting the quality of life for millions of patients. Acute thrombosis has been identified as a major complication of PAD, with proper management including both open as well as endovascular techniques. Thrombolysis has emerged as a reasonable option in the last decades to treat such patients although data produced by randomized trials have been limited. This review aims to present major aspects of thrombolysis in PAD regarding its indications and contraindications, technique tips as well as to review literature data in order to produce useful conclusions for everyday clinical practice.
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