Utilizing donor lungs after thrombolytic therapy and thrombectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolus

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 358-

  Sareyyupoglu, Basar ^a   Shigemura, Norihisa ^a   Toyoda, Yoshiya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 79551681159     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.10.012     Document Type: Letter

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