See lepirudin entry in DrugDB for more information. Parenteral anticoagulants prepared by depolymerization of standard heparin to form molecules with an average of one third the molecular weight of heparin. Low molecular weight heparins have relatively more anti-Xa activity and a more predictable anticoagulant response than heparin. This happens when the blood supply to the area is interrupted because of narrowed or blocked blood vessels. Any patch or flat area.
Atheromatous plaque is a swelling on the inner surface of an artery produced by lipid deposit.
See Different Types of Plaque . Derived from plasminogen. The inactive precursor of plasmin, cleaved by plasminogen activators to form plasmin. A general term for a group of substances that have the ability to cleave plasminogen and convert it into plasmin. Plasminogen is activated for therapeutic thrombolysis by recombinant forms of physiologic activators and by streptokinase, a bacterial enzyme.