Acute improvement in right ventricular function after treatment of presumed massive pulmonary embolism with thrombolytics

Pulmonary Circulation

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 522-524

  Brittain, Evan L ^a   Janz, David R ^a   Monahan, Kenneth J ^a   Sevin, Carla M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900615302     PISSN: 20458932     EISSN: 20458940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2045-8932.105042     Document Type: Article

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