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Review
. 1995 Mar;71(833):146-50.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.833.146.

Lower limb intra-arterial thrombolysis

J Golledge  1 , R B Galland
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Review

Lower limb intra-arterial thrombolysis

J Golledge et al. Postgrad Med J. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

In the UK, approximately 5000 patients present annually with acute lower limb ischaemia. The aetiology is usually thromboembolic disease, other causes include aortic dissection and arterial trauma. Over the past two decades thrombosis has replaced embolism as the principal cause of acute ischaemia, and now accounts for approximately 59% of cases. As a consequence, intra-arterial thrombolysis is being increasingly used as first-line treatment for this condition.

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