Catheter-directed embolectomy, fragmentation, and thrombolysis for the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism after failure of systemic thrombolysis

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 250-254

  Kuo, William T ^a   Van Den Bosch, Maurice A A J ^a   Hofmann, Lawrence V ^a   Louie, John D ^a   Kothary, Nishita ^a   Sze, Daniel Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Radiology intervention; Shock; Thrombolysis; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TENECTEPLASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVICE; DRUG INFUSION; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HEMATOMA; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 49449086187     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-2846     Document Type: Article

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