Pregnancy and acute pulmonary embolism: A case report;Tromboembolismo pulmonar agudo na gravidez. A propósito de um caso clínico

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 389-394

  Ferreira Dos Santos, Luís ^a   Andrade, Cláudia ^a   Rodrigues, Bruno ^a   Moreira, Davide ^a   Delgado, Anne ^a   Manso, Pedro ^a   Pipa, António ^a   Gama, Pedro ^a   Nunes, Luís ^a   Dionísio, Odete ^a   Ribeiro, Nuno ^a   Santos, Oliveira ^a  

^a Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Pulmonary embolism; Tenecteplase; Therapy; Thrombolytic

Indexed keywords

TENECTEPLASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; SYNCOPE;

EID: 84863483186     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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