Impact of the efficacy of thrombolytic therapy on the mortality of patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism: A meta-analysis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1086-1095

  Nakamura, S ^a   Takano, H ^a   Kubota, Y ^a   Asai, K ^a   Shimizu, W ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heparin; Mortality; Prognosis; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SAFETY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904364538     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12608     Document Type: Article

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