The role of pulmonary embolectomy in the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism: A literature review from 1968 to 2008

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-270

  Samoukovic, Gordan ^a   Malas, Tarek ^a   de Varennes, Benoit ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catheter embolectomy; Embolectomy; Pulmonary embolus; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMBOLECTOMY; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMBOLECTOMY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957327417     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.228361     Document Type: Article

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