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Thrombolysis: Peripheral Arterial Applications

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Peripheral Endovascular Interventions

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Vascular surgeons have been able to perform complex revascularization procedures by relying on pharmacologic advances. The discovery of heparin by Jay McLean made this possible. The ability to dissolve occluding thrombus by activating the thrombolytic system with a variety of agents is currently being pursued to reestablish blood flow to an ischemic vascular bed, with the hope of achieving greater long-term clinical success and lower operative mortality.

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 90509, Torrance, California, USA

    Rodney A. White MD (Chief. Professor of Surgery) (Chief. Professor of Surgery)

  2. UCLA School of Medicine, 90095, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Rodney A. White MD (Chief. Professor of Surgery) (Chief. Professor of Surgery)

  3. Stanford University Medical Center, 90509, Stanford, California, USA

    Thomas J. Fogarty MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

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Donayre, C.E., Ouriel, K. (1999). Thrombolysis: Peripheral Arterial Applications. In: White, R.A., Fogarty, T.J. (eds) Peripheral Endovascular Interventions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3105-7_32

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