Short-term results of retrograde pulmonary embolectomy in massive and submassive pulmonary embolism: A single-center study of 30 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 890-893

  Zarrabi, Khalil ^a   Zolghadrasli, Abdolali ^b   Ostovan, Mohammad Ali ^a   Azimifar, Azimeh ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Outcome of retrograde pulmonary embolectomy; Pulmonary embolism; Retrograde pulmonary embolectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROGRADE PULMONARY EMBOLECTOMY; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052968427     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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