Tenecteplase versus streptokinase thrombolytic therapy in patients with mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis

Objective: Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a dreadful complication of mechanical prosthetic valves. Thrombolytic therapy (TT) for PVT is an alternative to surgery and currently making a leading role. This study compares TT with tenecteplase (TNK) and streptokinase (SK) head to head in patients...

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Main Authors: D. Kathirvel, Gnanaraj Justin Paul, Gorijavaram Prathap kumar, G. Palanisamy, Ganesan Gnanavelu, G. Ravishankar, N. Swaminathan, Sangareddi Venkatesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217301360