Fibrinolysis is the break-down of blood clots, which is a crucial part of wound healing. If fibrinolysis is not properly regulated it can lead to numerous different diseases. A blood clot (Thrombus) ...

Among individual samples used for clot formulation and fibrinolysis assays, baseline clotting varied significantly, which the researchers expected. While all replacement products resulted in ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Prehospital fibrinolysis with timely coronary angiography results in equally effective reperfusion compared with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients ...

The skeleton is among the most commonly injured body tissues. Every year more than 16 million fractures of long bones occur in the United States. Fortunately, bone has excellent regenerative potential ...

Dennis T. Ko, M.D. However, a significant proportion of STEMI patients will "fail" to reperfuse following fibrinolytic therapy; indeed, normal coronary blood flow (TIMI flow grade 3) is achieved in ...

Although primary PCI is the preferred approach for the majority of patients if it can be performed by an experienced operator and within 90 minutes of time-to-balloon, access to such resources tends ...

Patients experiencing an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who receive primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 2 hours of alerting the medical system are less likely ...