Thrombolytic treatment of prosthetic valve thrombosis: a study using Urokinase

Abstract Objective We analysed the efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy with urokinase in patients with prosthetic valve thrombosis. Methods Twenty-three patients with valve thrombosis received thrombolytic treatment using urokinase. First, a 250,000 IU intravenous bolus injection was adminis...

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Main Authors: Feng Huang, Yongrong Lan, Zhangbo Cheng, Zili Zhang, Fei Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01324-7