What is thrombolytic therapy?

Clot busters: It is therapy for a stroke or other clot where an enzyme that breaks down the clot is injected, either intravenously or more directed into the clot itself to break it up.

Dissolves bloodclots: Thrombolytic therapy is used to dissolve blood clots that may occur during a heart attack, stroke, pulmonary emboli (clots in the lungs), and deep vein thrombosis (clots in the arms/legs).

Clot busting: Thrombolysis is literally breaking up a clot. It is usually done in emergency situations (heart attack, stroke) where a clot is found to be responsible. It's a medical therapy usually with tpa, (alteplase) streptokinase or rarely urokinase, and is done carefully in hospital.

"Clot buster": These are medications that can be given to patients so as to break up blood clots in the lungs, heart, or for strokes and leg clots. These are utilised in situations where improving blood flow to the affected organs is critical. Examples include tpa, (alteplase) streptokinase, etc.

Stroke and MI: Thrombolytic therapy is the urgent application of drugs/enzymes that break down blood clots, mainly in arteries to slow down or stop the progression of heart attacks and strokes. Blocked dialysis shunts are also sometimes treated with such medications. Since busting the clot allows blood to flow freely downstream, damage to vital tissue is reduced or sometimes totally halted.