All nine Princess ships carry thrombolytic drugs, the so-called clot-busting superdrugs that increase survival chances in many heart attack patients.
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The findings from the three studies are consistent in questioning current conventional wisdom about thrombolytics, but how they affect practice needs to be discussed,
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Although major medical groups have endorsed thrombolytic therapy, doctors, concerned about the potential to harm patients, have been slow to adopt it.
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The association and the American College of Cardiology have cautioned that the safety and effectiveness of thrombolytics in older patients have yet to be proven.
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Thrombolytic therapy in hemorrhagic strokes is contraindicated, as its use in that situation would prolong bleeding into the intracranial space and cause further damage.
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"Surgical revascularisation remains the treatment of choice for mesenteric ischaemia, but thrombolytic medical treatment and vascular interventional radiological techniques have a growing role ".
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Acute myocardial infarction can precipitate acute decompensated heart failure and will necessitate emergent revascularization with thrombolytics, percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass graft.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co . is also developing one of the new thrombolytics designed to improve blood flow faster after a heart attack and reduce complications.
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Apart from streptokinase, all thrombolytic drugs are administered together with heparin ( unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin ), usually for 24 to 48 hours.
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Patients at low risk can be adequately treated with medical therapy, in many ways similar to the one used for STEMI ( but excluding thrombolytics ).
