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Intravascular therapeutic ultrasound thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarctions
C W Hamm1, W Steffen, W Terres
1Department of Cardiology, Medical Clinic, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|July 15, 1997
Abstract:
Catheter-delivered, therapeutic ultrasound was shown to effectively dissolve thrombus in vitro and in vivo. This first study in 14 patients with acute myocardial infarctions demonstrates that it is a safe and effective treatment alternative that deserves further clinical evaluation.