Transthoracic echocardiographic documentation of disappearance of massive pulmonary artery thromboemboli after fibrinolytic therapy

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-155

  Onbasili, Osman Alper ^a   Polatli, Mehmet ^a   Tekten, Tarkan ^a   Ceyhun, Ceyhun ^a   Sen, Serdar ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pulmonary artery thrombous; Pulmonary thromboembolism; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; DOPAMINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DILATATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HUMAN; LIMB SWELLING; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATISM; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESUSCITATION; SYNCOPE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0037879067     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023289013621     Document Type: Article

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