The removal of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA; alteplase) by the liver is so rapid that liver blood flow becomes rate determining for its clearance. In patients with myocardial infarction changes in liver blood flow may result from impaired cardiac performance or drug treatment.
Effects of liver blood flow on the pharmacokinetics of tissue-type plasminogen activator (alteplase) during thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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van Griensven JM, Koster RW, Burggraaf J, Huisman LG, Kluft C, Kroon R, Schoemaker RC, Cohen AF
