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alteplase - Heart Disease and other cardiovascular conditions on MedicineNet.com |
 | | DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Alteplase is an injectable drug, given directly into a vein, that is used to treat conditions caused by arterial blood clots including heart attacks, strokes, chest pain at rest (unstable angina), blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary thrombosis), and other less common conditions involving blood clots. |
 | | Alteplase is an enzyme that occurs naturally in man and causes blood clots to dissolve. |
 | | PRESCRIBED FOR: Alteplase is used to treat persons with heart attacks (acute myocardial infarctions), strokes, chest pain at rest (unstable angina), blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary thrombosis or embolism), and other less common conditions involving blood clots. |
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