An unusual presentation of massive pulmonary embolism mimicking septal acute myocardial infarction treated with tenecteplase

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-219

  Fasullo, Sergio ^a   Paterna, Salvatore ^b   Di Pasquale, Pietro ^a  

^a Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiogram; Massive pulmonary embolism; Tenecteplase; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; OXYGEN; TENECTEPLASE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VEIN DILATATION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEPTUM OF BRAIN; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 62149123348     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0185-7     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Task Force on Pulmonary Embolism, European Society of Cardiology (2000) Guidelines on diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism. Eur Heart J 21:1301-1336
2. Chou T (1986) Electrocardiography in clinical practice, 2nd edn. Grune Straton, Orlando, pp 309-317
3. Livaditis IG, Paraschos M, Dimopoulos K (2004) Massive pulmonary embolism with ST elevation in leads v1-v3 and successful thrombolysis with tenecteplase. Heart 90(7):e41
4. Falterman TJ, Martinez JA, Daberkow D, Weiss LD (2001) Pulmonary embolism with ST segment elevation in leads V1 to V4: Case report and review of the literature regarding electrocardiographic changes in acute pulmonary embolism. J Emerg Med 21(3):255-261
5. More RS, Chauhan A (1996) Pulmonary embolism - the role of thrombolytic therapy in its management. Postgrad Med J 72:157-161
6. Dalla-Volta S, Palla A, Santolicandro A et al (1992) PAIMS 2: Alteplase combined with heparin versus heparin in the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism. Plasminogen activator Italian multicenter study 2. J Am Coll Cardiol 20(3):520-526
7. Caldicott D, Parasivam S, Harding J, Edwards N, Bochner F (2002) Tenecteplase for massive pulmonary embolus. Resuscitation 55(2):211-213
8. Melzer C, Richter C, Rogalla P et al (2004) Tenecteplase for the treatment of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism. J Thromb Thrombolysis 18(1):47-50