Expedient pulmonary embolectomy for acute pulmonary embolism: Improved outcomes

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 591-594

  Ahmed, Parvez ^a   Khan, Ahmad A ^a   Smith, Alan ^a   Pagala, Murali ^a   Abrol, Sunil ^a   Cunningham Jr , Joseph N ^a   Vaynblat, Mikhail ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiogram; Emergency; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPNEA; EMBOLECTOMY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 49249134322     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.176735     Document Type: Article

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