Massive pulmonary embolism during the third trimester of pregnancy: Effectiveness of alteplase therapy;Embolia polmonare massiva al terzo trimestre di gravidanza: Efficacia del trattamento trombolitico con alteplase

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-75

  Saviotti, Marco ^a   Bongarzoni, Amedeo ^a   Casazza, Franco ^a  

^a SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

echocardiography; massive pulmonary embolism; pregnancy; thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0030923186     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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