The role of 2D-doppler echocardiography in the early diagnosis of acute massive pulmonary embolism and therapeutic monitoring;Ruolo dell'ecocardiogramma 2D-doppler nella diagnosi precoce di embolia polmonare acuta massiva e nel monitoraggio terapeutico

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 462-469

  Serafini, Oscar ^a,b   Bisignani, Giovanni ^a   Greco, Francesco ^a   Plastina, Franco ^a  

^a Osp Civ Annunziata   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboembolus

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0031132938     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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