The fibrinolytics are a class of
pharmaceuticals that act as thrombolytics by activating
plasminogen[?] to form
plasmin[?]. Activated plasmin degrades
fibrin and so breaks up
thrombi. The fibrinolytics are used in thrombolytic therapy of
myocardial infarct and
pulmonary embolisation[?].
The most important fibrinolytics are :