Value of transthoracic echocardiography in therapy regimens evaluation in pulmonary embolism

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-256

  Zhu, Ling ^a   Wang, Chen ^b   Yang, Yuanhua ^b   Wu, Yafeng ^b   Zhai, Zhenguo ^b   Dai, Huaping ^b   Pang, Baosen ^b   Tong, Zhaohui ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular dysfunction; Therapy; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NADROPARIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 56349149141     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0087-8     Document Type: Article

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