Thrombolytic therapy for patients with pulmonary embolism who are hemodynamically stable but have right ventricular dysfunction: Pro

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 2197-2205

  Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PLACEBO; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLECTOMY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART DISEASE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPARINIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIALS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 27644474931     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.19.2197     Document Type: Review

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