Thrombus in right atrium in two infants successfully treated with tissue plasminogen activator

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-39

  Martínez Tallo, Emilia ^a,b   Campo, Francisco ^a   Delgado, Manuela ^a   Marfíl, Sara ^a   Agulla, Eulogio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

right atrium thrombus; thrombolytic therapy; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0343742536     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199702000-00012     Document Type: Article

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