Alternative Names
Euglobulin clot lysis; Fibrinolysis/euglobulin lysis; ELT
Definition of Euglobulin lysis time
Euglobulin lysis time (ELT) is a blood test that looks at how fast clots breakdown in the blood.
Review
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 3/2/2009
