LIFE-THREATENING PULMONARY-EMBOLISM WITH RIGHT-SIDED HEART THROMBUS - RAPID RECOVERY WITH RECOMBINANT TISSUE-PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR

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作者
DIVERNOIS, C
LEMETAYER, P
FISCHER, B
HAISSAGUERRE, M
WARIN, JF
机构
[1] Service Cardiologie/Medecine Interne, Hopital Saint-Andre, Bordeaux
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10.1378/chest.105.4.1291
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
We report the case of a woman treated with urokinase for acute pulmonary embolism with a right-sided heart thrombus. She developed life-threatening acute cor pulmonale which dramatically improved within 4 h with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). We emphasize the clinical interest of rtPA for the treatment of life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
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页码:1291 / 1292
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