Thrombolysis with resolution of pulmonary hypertension in a heart transplant candidate

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 896-897

  Lick, Scott ^a   Conti, Vincent ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplant; Pulmonary embolus

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART DILATATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033060798     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.896     Document Type: Article

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