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EKOS(TM) in Octogenarians: The Safety and Efficacy of Ultrasound-Accelerated Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Elderly Patients with Intermediate-High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cardiovascular disease. Elderly patients with acute PE have very high mortality rates. Data concerning the safety and effectiveness of ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis (USAT) in this age group are lacking. Methods: Nineteen octogenarians with acute...

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Autores principales: Al-Terki, Hani, Elhakim, Abdelrahman, Mügge, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10095175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37048795
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072712