Should thrombolysis have a greater role in the management of pulmonary embolism?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 432-435

  Jenkins, Peter O ^a   Sultanzadeh, Javed ^b   Bhagwat, Manasi ^c   Jenkins, Paul F ^d,e  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerised tomography pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular strain; Submassive pulmonary embolism; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; HEPARIN; TROPONIN; UROKINASE;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 72849110896     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-5-431     Document Type: Review

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