Activase
Activase is used for: Treating blood clots in the lungs and improving heart function and survival following a heart attack. This medicine may also be used to improve recovery and reduce disability in certain patients who have had a stroke. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by...
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Activase

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Activase (Alteplase, Recombinant)
Aids in dissolution of blood clots.
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Thrombolytic therapy
...which are the main cause of both heart attacks and stroke. Alternative Names Tissue plasminogen activator; TPA; Alteplase; Reteplase; Tenecteplase; Activase thrombolytic agent; Clot-dissolving agents; Reperfusion therapy Information Thrombolytic medications are approved for the immediate treatment...
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TNKase
...trial that compared 30-day mortality rates in 16,949 patients assigned to receive an IV bolus dose of TNKase or an accelerated infusion of Activase® (Alteplase).1 Eligibility criteria included onset of chest pain within 6 hours of randomization and ST-segment elevation or left bundle...
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See also: Heart Attack, Ischemic Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism

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