Prevention of pericardial constriction by transcatheter intrapericardial fibrinolysis with urokinase

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-10

  Cui, Han Bin ^a   Chen, Xin Yi ^b   Cui, Chang Cong ^a   Shou, Xi Ling ^b   Liu, Xin Hong ^b   Yao, Xiao Wei ^b   Wang, Jun Kui ^b   Guan, Gong Chang ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHAANXI PROVINCIAL PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Intrapericardial fibrinolysis; Pericardiography; Pericarditis; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; UROKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS EXUDATIVE PERICARDITIS; LAVAGE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; THICKNESS; TRANSCATHETER INTRAPERICARDIAL FIBRINOLYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 16844372450     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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