Metalyse anvendes til at opløse blodpropper, som er opstået i blodkarrene i hjertet hos patienter, som formodes at have haft et akut myokardieinfarkt (hjertetilfælde).
Metalyse is used in patients to dissolve the blood clots that have formed in the vessels of the heart in patients who are suspected of having had an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).