Major pulmonary embolism treated with a rheolytic thrombectomy catheter

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 479-482

  Chiam, Paul ^a   Kwok, V ^a,b   Johan, B A ^a   Chan, C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory

Author keywords

Percutaneous rheolytic thrombectomy; Pulmonary embolism; Rheolytic thrombectomy catheter; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RHEOLYTIC THROMBECTOMY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 24344508885     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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