Massive pulmonary embolism in pregnancy treated with tissue plasminogen activator

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1156-1158

  Trukhacheva, Elena ^a   Scharff, Michael ^a   Gardner, Michael ^a   Lakkis, Nasser ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROTHROMBIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MUTATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROTHROMBIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 27444443331     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000164059.72933.9c     Document Type: Article

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