New Study Of Clot Busting Drugs

They have found that an anti-clotting drug used to treat strokes and heart attacks can also restore blood flow to frostbitten fingers and limbs, greatly reducing the need for amputation. Doctors at the University of Utah who conducted the research on a small sample of patients hope it marks the start of a move beyond the traditional and limited treatment for frostbite. It does help to rescue the tissue that is damaged but not yet dead. Patients who received the thrombolytic theraphy at the university's burn center were more likely to keep their frostbitten fingers and toes than patients who went without the drug. All patients had similar degrees of frostbite. This will be interesting to follow and I hope it works for everyone.