Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism: A double-edged sword

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 363-365

  Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY CATHETER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PERCUTANEOUS MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 34548044263     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-0591     Document Type: Editorial

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