In vitro ultrasound augmented clot dissolution - What is the optimal timing of ultrasound application?

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 521-526

  Shlamovitz, Gil Zvi ^a   Iakobishvili, Zaza ^a   Matz, Israel ^a   Golovchiner, Gregori ^a   Lev, Eli ^a   Siegel, Robert J ^b   Birnbaum, Yochai ^a,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Clot disruption; Heparin; In vitro; Streptokinase; Thrombolysis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOKINASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; TIME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WEIGHT;

BLOOD COAGULATION; CLOT RETRACTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMERSION; REFERENCE VALUES; STREPTOKINASE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0036990808     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022946600280     Document Type: Article

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