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. 2020 Aug 25;50(10):845–866. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2020.0196

Table 2. Dosage of fibrinolytic and adjunctive antithrombotic agents.

Drug Standard dosage Comments
Fibrinolytic agents
Tenecteplase Single IV weight-based bolus Fibrin specificity: strongest
30 mg <60 kg Patency rate 85%
35 mg (7,000 IU) 60–69 kg Age ≥75 years: 50% dose reduction
40 mg 70–79 kg
45 mg (9,000 IU) 80–89 kg
50 mg ≥90 kg
Reteplase 10 units+10 units Fibrin specificity: less strong
IV over 2 minutes (30 minutes apart) Patency rate 84%
Alteplase 15 mg IV bolus 1–2 minutes Fibrin specificity: less strong
0.75 mg/kg over 30 minutes Patency rate 73–84%
0.5 mg/kg over 60 minutes Body weight >67 kg, 15 mg IV bolus, 50 mg over 30 minutes, 35 mg over 60 minutes
Antiplatelet agents
Aspirin 150–300 mg loading, 75–100 mg maintain
Clopidogrel 300 mg loading, 75 mg maintain Age ≥75 years
No loading, 75 mg maintain
Anticoagulation
Enoxaparin 30 mg IV bolus Age ≥75 years
1 mg/kg SC every 12 hours (maximum 100 mg for the first 2 doses) No bolus, 25% dose reduction
eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73m2
1 mg/kg every 24 hours
UFH 60 IU/kg IV bolus (maximum 4,000 units) No planned reperfusion
12 IU/kg/hr (maximum 1,000 units/hr) 50–70 IU/kg IV bolus (maximum 5,000 IU)
Target aPTT 1.5–2 times (approximately 50–70 seconds) 12 IU/kg/hr
Target aPTT 1.5–2 times (approximately 50–70 seconds)

aPTT = activated partial thromboplastin time; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; IU = international units; IV = intravenous; SC = subcutaneous; UFH = unfractionated heparin.