Fibrinolysis is of paramount importance in maintaining or regaining the patency of veins and pulmonary arteries obstructed by thrombi. Growing experimental and clinical evidence indicates that impaired fibrinolysis mediated by multiple complex mechanisms is involved in venous thromboembolism (VTE). Global plasma fibrin clot lysis markers, especially clot lysis time, have been reported to predict recurrent deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The current overview summarizes available data linking fibrinolysis to VTE and its long-term sequelae. Thieme. All rights reserved.
Anetta Undas. Fibrinolysis in Venous Thromboembolism. Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis. 2021 Jul;47(5):480-489
PMID: 33878786
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