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Treatment of massive pulmonary embolism with centrally administered tissue-type plasminogen activator

✍ Scribed by Subodh K Mohindra; George O Udeani

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 404 KB
Volume: 22
Category: Article
ISSN: 1097-6760
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)80121-0

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✦ Synopsis

We report the use of centrally administered tissue-type plasminogen activator for three patients who presented with massive pulmonary embolism to the emergency department. In all patients, rapid improvement of pulmonary arterial pressures ensued by the end of the drug infusion, while the presenting symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath subsided.

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