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Review
. 2017 Apr;11(4):125-132.
doi: 10.1177/1753944716687517. Epub 2017 Feb 5.

Thrombolysis in peripheral artery disease

Sotirios Giannakakis  1 , George Galyfos  2 , Ioannis Sachmpazidis  1 , Kostas Kapasas  1 , Stavros Kerasidis  1 , Ioannis Stamatatos  1 , Georgios Geropapas  1 , Georgios Kastrisios  1 , Gerasimos Papacharalampous  1 , Chrisostomos Maltezos  1
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Review

Thrombolysis in peripheral artery disease

Sotirios Giannakakis et al. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) has been associated with severe morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting the quality of life for millions of patients. Acute thrombosis has been identified as a major complication of PAD, with proper management including both open as well as endovascular techniques. Thrombolysis has emerged as a reasonable option in the last decades to treat such patients although data produced by randomized trials have been limited. This review aims to present major aspects of thrombolysis in PAD regarding its indications and contraindications, technique tips as well as to review literature data in order to produce useful conclusions for everyday clinical practice.

Keywords: peripheral artery disease; review; thrombolysis.

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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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