Advanced treatment strategies for acute pulmonary embolism, including thrombolysis and embolectomy

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 322-327

  Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Embolectomy; Pulmonary embolism; Risk stratification; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; PLACEBO; STREPTOKINASE; TROPONIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER EMBOLECTOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVAL OOZING; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG EXAMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM SEVERITY INDEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ACUTE DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMBOLECTOMY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 67849083095     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03415.x     Document Type: Review

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