The Use of tPA Alone for Fibrinolysis is based on a Misunderstanding that has Cost Many Lives

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Victor Gurewich, MD

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GUREWICH, Victor. The Use of tPA Alone for Fibrinolysis is based on a Misunderstanding that has Cost Many Lives. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 10, oct. 2020. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/2261>. Date accessed: 08 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v8i10.2261.
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