Pericardial Tamponade After Systemic Alteplase in Stroke and Emergent Reversal With Tranexamic Acid
Alteplase, or tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), lyses clots by enhancing activation of plasminogen to plasmin. Conversely, tranexamic acid (TXA) functions by inhibiting the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, which inhibits fibrinolysis. TXA has proven safe and effective in major bleeding with v...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7zt8c7w3 |