Thrombolysis in the peripheral vascular system

The technique of thrombolysis is now well established, becoming employed in creasingly often in disease of the peripheral vasculature, both arterial an d venous, in addition to its important role in the treatment of coronary ar tery thrombosis. This is a general review of its applications in peripheral vascular disease causing acute lower limb ischaemia, currently the major i ndication for its use outside the coronary circulation.