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The aim of this study was to evaluate the change induced by STL with or without recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rtPA) on the acoustic and elastic properties of the blood clot by measuring its sound speed (SoS) and shear wave speed (SWS) with high frequency ultrasound and ultrafast imaging, respectively. An in-vitro setup was used and human blood clots were submitted to a combination of microbubbles and rtPA. The results demonstrate that STL induces a raise of SoS in the blood clot, specifically when combined with rtPA (p &lt; 0.05). Moreover, the combination of rtPA and STL induces a hardening of the clot in comparison to rtPA alone (p &lt; 0.05). This is the first assessment of acoustoelastic properties of blood clots during STL. 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