Mechanical and enzymatic thrombolysis of acute pulmonary embolus: Review of the literature and cases from our institution

Vascular

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-218

  Rosenblum, Jessica K ^a   Cynamon, Jacob ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter directed thrombolysis; Interventional radiology; Mechanical fragmentation; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MECHANICAL FRAGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS; VENA CAVA FILTER; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SWAN GANZ CATHETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 58149192802     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2008.00031     Document Type: Article

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