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Article: Study Results of Technique to Treat Deep Vein Thrombosis; Interventional Radiology Clot Busting Treatments Prevent Permanent Leg Damage.
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- March 29, 2004
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PHOENIX, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A study presented today shows that a combination of clot busting drugs infused directly into the clot is an effective interventional radiology technique to treat deep vein thrombosis by breaking up the clot. The study on catheter-directed thrombolysis was presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 29th Annual Scientific Meeting. This prospective, 10-year case controlled study of patients enrolled from 1988-1997 compared using the thrombolytic agent urokinase, a clot dissolver, and heparin, a blood thinner, in combination, compared to heparin alone in catheter-directed thrombolysis. The study showed that catheter- directed ...