I thought we already had clot buster shots? I remember being in the ER with a P.E. and that being suggested and that was back in 2003. They went with Heparin instead.
Funny - I was getting ready to ping you to this thread.
tpa has been in use for quite a while. But making it
go to the area of a clot is unique. Still they haven’t
tested the product in humans...who knows how the particles
will behave in human blood, suppose they themselves clump
up? And who knows if they will migrate to other areas
beside areas with clots, and cause problems there?
Still, looks promising.
We do, and the article discusses them. The problem is that since they aren't targeted, doctors need to use larger doses but that can cause bleeding. This new stuff finds the clot and works on it alone.