Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator versus urokinase for local thrombolysis of femoropopliteal occlusions: A prospective, randomized multicenter trial

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 638-647

  Mahler, F ^a   Schneider, E ^a   Hess, H ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Department   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspiration thrombectomy; Balloon angioplasty; Endhole catheter; Microporous balloon catheter; Thromboembolic occlusion

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; UROKINASE;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPERFUSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0035660411     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2001)008<0638:RTPAVU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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