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Thrombolytic drug — Thrombolytic drugs are used in medicine to dissolve blood clots in a procedure termed thrombolysis. They limit the damage caused by the blockage of the blood vessel. Contents 1 Uses 2 Members 3 Side effects … Wikipedia
Clot-dissolving medications — Agents such as plasminogen activator (t PA) and streptokinase that are effective in dissolving clots and re opening arteries. Used, for example, in the treatment of heart attacks. Also called thrombolytic agents … Medical dictionary
therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy … Medical dictionary
Thrombolysis — is the breakdown (lysis) of blood clots[1] by pharmacological means. It is colloquially referred to as clot busting for this reason. It works by stimulating fibrinolysis by plasmin through infusion of analogs of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) … Wikipedia
Myocardial infarction management — Main article: Myocardial infarction Myocardial infarction management involves salvaging as much myocardium as possible and to prevent further complications, thus the phrase time is muscle .[1] Oxygen, aspirin, and nitroglycerin are usually… … Wikipedia
Deep vein thrombosis — DVT redirects here. For other uses, see DVT (disambiguation). Deep vein thrombosis Classification and external resources A deep vein thrombosis in the right leg. Note the swelling and redness. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
stroke — 1. Any acute clinical event, related to impairment of cerebral circulation, that lasts more than 24 hours. SYN: apoplexy, brain attack. 2. A harmful discharge of lightning, particularly one that affects a human being. 3. A pulsation. 4. To pass… … Medical dictionary
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
Gundu Hirisave Rama Rao — was born in Tumkur (Karnataka), India, on 23 August 1937. He is a scientist, entrepreneur and a tenured professor at the Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota. He and Professor John Eaton visited India in 1981 under a National Science… … Wikipedia
Neonatal stroke — is defined as a disturbance to the blood supply of the developing brain in the first 28 days of life.[1] This description includes both ischemic events, which results from the disruption of arteries, and hemorrhagic events, which results from the … Wikipedia
