Echocardiographic visualization of acute pulmonary embolus and thrombolysis in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 294-300

  Madan, Atul ^a   Schwartz, Charles ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pulmonary embolus; thrombolysis; transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 3142683284     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.02.019     Document Type: Article

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