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What do paramedics inject into someone with a heart attack to bust a clot?

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Dr. V Reddy answered

Usually tpa (alteplase) : TPA (alteplase) or streptokinase

Answered 12/26/2014

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Clot: Tissue Plasminogen Activator.

Dr Werner and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 5/16/2015

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