Pulmonary embolism. II. Diagnosis and treatment

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-52

  Janata Schwatczek, Karin ^a   Weiss, Konrad ^a   Riezinger, Irmgard ^a   Bankier, Alexander ^a   Domanovits, Hans ^a   Seidler, Dan ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Embolectomy; Heparin; Pulmonary embolism; rt PA; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

EMBOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029987946     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-998990     Document Type: Review

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