Accelerated infusion of streptokinase for the treatment of left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis: A randomized controlled trial

Circulation

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1108-1114

  Karthikeyan, Ganesan ^a,b   Math, Ravi S ^a   Mathew, Navin ^a   Shankar, Bhima ^a   Kalaivani, Mani ^a   Singh, Sandeep ^a   Bahl, Vinay K ^a   Hirsh, Jack ^c   Eikelboom, John W ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Prosthesis; Thrombosis; Valves

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INFUSION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CENTER; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE THROMBOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70349659693     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.876706     Document Type: Article

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