What is fibrinolysis?

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What is fibrinolysis?

Fibrinolysis is the enzymatic breakdown of a blood clot. After a clot forms to stop bleeding, the body activates plasminogen to plasmin, which digests fibrin strands and dissolves the clot to restore normal blood flow. This process is driven by plasminogen activators such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). In short, fibrinolysis removes the clot once it has served its purpose, helping to reopen the vessel.

Fibrinolysis is the enzymatic breakdown of a blood clot. After a clot forms to stop bleeding, the body activates plasminogen to plasmin, which digests fibrin strands and dissolves the clot to restore normal blood flow. This process is driven by plasminogen activators such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). In short, fibrinolysis removes the clot once it has served its purpose, helping to reopen the vessel.

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