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Successful low-dose thrombolysis of submassive pulmonary embolus in a pregnant patient

Low-dose thrombolysis was effective and safe in a pregnant woman with acute pulmonary embolism causing severe right ventricular dysfunction. This is the first reported case of successful thrombolysis for pulmonary embolus in pregnancy in the absence of shock.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dhutia, Harshil, Sprigings, David, Shukla, Ami, Lloyd, Sue
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2054270414527932
Descripción
Sumario:Low-dose thrombolysis was effective and safe in a pregnant woman with acute pulmonary embolism causing severe right ventricular dysfunction. This is the first reported case of successful thrombolysis for pulmonary embolus in pregnancy in the absence of shock.