Are thrombolytic therapy and reperfusion injury related, and how?

Sort of: Thrombolytic therapy entails breaking off a blocked vessel due to a clot. In the process reperfusion injury can occur to surrounding tissues due to transient lack of oxygen and inflammatory reactions.

Could be: Reperfusion injury can occure whenever blood flow is blocked and then blood flow is reestabilished. Thrombolytic rx is one way to reestabilished blood flow in an blocked artery. Other ways to reestabilished blood flow include surgery, bypass, angioplasty, stent placement to name a few.