Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Pulmonary Embolism: Where Do We Stand?

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1393-1395

  Sista, Akhilesh K ^a   Kearon, Clive ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

catheter directed; endovsacular therapy; pulmonary embolism; thrombolysis; treatment

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER; CATHETER DIRECTED THROMBOLYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMBOLECTOMY; EXERCISE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84940385878     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: 18767605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.06.009     Document Type: Editorial

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