The use of transthoracic echocardiography to guide thrombolytic therapy during cardiac arrest due to massive pulmonary embolism

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 178-179

  MacCarthy, P ^a   Worrall, A ^a   McCarthy, G ^a   Davies, John ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; OBESITY; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036210228     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.19.2.178     Document Type: Article

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