Management of pulmonary embolism: State of the art treatment and emerging research

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-152

  Esponda, Omar ^a   Tafur, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Pulmonary Embolism; Thrombolysis; Treatment; Venous Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; AMIODARONE; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; ARGATROBAN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; DABIGATRAN; DALTEPARIN; DRONEDARONE; EDOXABAN; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FONDAPARINUX; GLYCOPROTEIN P INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LEPIRUDIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RETEPLASE; RIVAROXABAN; STREPTOKINASE; TENECTEPLASE; TINZAPARIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CANCER ASSOCIATED THROMBOSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CATHETER DIRECTED THERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; ECCHYMOSIS; EMBOLECTOMY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INJECTION SITE IRRITATION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLASMA HALF LIFE; PREDICTION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TERATOGENICITY; THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84879601367     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: 15343189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-013-0229-6     Document Type: Article

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