Recovery of regional right ventricular function after thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 804-806

  Nass, Nouri ^a   McConnell, Michael V ^a   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a   Chyu, Susanna ^a   Solomon, Scott D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0033104189     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)01000-5     Document Type: Article

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