Angioplasty plus stenting better than thrombolysis for elderly patients with AMI
Comparative trials and observational studies previously conducted in elderly populations have yielded conflicting results, researchers explain. These studies were performed before intracoronary stents and use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists were routinely employed. Therefore, Dr. Hanoch Hod, of Chaim Sheba Medical //Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel, and associates followed 130 consecu...First Ultrasound Thrombolysis in U.S. Performed at Emory University Hospital
Physicians at Emory University Hospital recently performed for the first time in the United States a procedure called Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis to destroy a deadly blood clot in a patient suffering from deep vein thrombosis. The procedure was performed by Abbas Chamsuddin, MD, associate professor of interventional radiology in the Emory University School of Medicine, to reli...Ultrasound-enhanced systemic thrombolysis
) to treat stroke-causing blood clots. It is thought that transcrania...