Noninvasive, transthoracic, low-frequency ultrasound augments thrombolysis in a canine model of acute myocardial infarction

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2026-2029

  Siegel, Robert J ^a   Atar, Shaul ^a   Fishbein, Michael C ^a   Brasch, Andrea V ^a   Peterson, Thomas M ^a   Nagai, Tomoo ^a   Pal, Dharmendra ^a   Nishioka, Toshihiko ^a   Chae, Jang Seong ^a   Birnbaum, Yochai ^a   Zanelli, Claudio ^a   Luo, Huai ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Myocardial infarction; Thrombolysis; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0034595377     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.17.2026     Document Type: Article

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