Successful thrombolysis of submassive pulmonary embolism by tissue plasminogen activator

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 680-682

  Al Khuwaitir, Tarig S ^a   Al Mugheiri, Abdurahman M ^a   Wani, Bashir A ^a   Sherbeeni, Suphiya M ^a  

^a Riyadh Medical Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SARUPLASE; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NOTE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0037629258     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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