Inhibition of platelet deposition and lysis of intracoronary thrombus during balloon angioplasty using urokinase-coated hydrogel balloons.
Mitchel J, Azrin M, Fram D, Hong M, Wong S, Barry J, Bow L, Curley T, Kiernan F, Waters D. Inhibition of platelet deposition and lysis of intracoronary thrombus during balloon angioplasty using urokinase-coated hydrogel balloons. Circulation 1994, 90: 1979-1988. PMID: 7923688, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.90.4.1979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal urokinase deliveryVivo balloon angioplastyIntracoronary thrombusBalloon angioplastyPlatelet depositionThrombotic closureDistal embolizationAngioplasty siteAbrupt closureArterial wallHydrogel balloonContralateral control arteriesContralateral control vesselsIntramural drug deliveryVivo studiesConventional balloon angioplastyNew Zealand rabbitsU urokinaseConventional angioplastyBalloon dilatationClinical efficacyReflow phenomenonIliac arteryBlood exposureControl arteries