Advancements in catheter-directed ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 418-434

  Doomernik, Denise E ^a   Schrijver, A Marjolein ^b   Zeebregts, Clark J ^c   De Vries, Jean Paul P M ^b   Reijnen, Michel M P J ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial occlusion; Catheter directed thrombolysis; Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Stroke; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; RETEPLASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; APPLICATION SITE BLEEDING; ARTERY REOCCLUSION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER DIRECTED ULTRASOUND ACCELERATED THROMBOLYSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA EXTRACTION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; EMBOLISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEMATOMA; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEDLINE; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; STROKE; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 79959289306     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/10-3362.1     Document Type: Review

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