Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 951-958, July 2009

Locally Applied Recombinant Plasmin Results in Effective Thrombolysis in a Porcine Model of Arteriovenous Graft Thrombosis

  • Imo E. Hoefer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to I.E.H., University Medical Center Utrecht, Experimental Cardiology, G02.523, Heidelberglaan 100, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Erik S.G. Stroes, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Gerard Pasterkamp, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Marcel M. Levi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jim A. Reekers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Joost C. Meijers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • John E. Humphries, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Drug Development, Biolex Therapeutics, Pittsboro, North Carolina
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  • Joris I. Rotmans, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 21 May 2008; received in revised form 23 March 2009; accepted 24 March 2009. published online 28 May 2009.

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 From the SIR 2008 Annual Meeting.

 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

 This work was financially supported by Biolex Therapeutics (Pittsboro, North Carolina). J.E.H. is a paid employee of Biolex Therapeutics. The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts used in the present study were supplied by W.L. Gore and Associates (Flagstaff, Arizona).

PII: S1051-0443(09)00345-5

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.043

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 951-958, July 2009

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