Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnostic Challenges and Thrombolytic Therapy
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Thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy for acute submassive pulmonary embolism
This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy for acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). A retrospective evaluation was performed on 25 consecutive inpatients with acute submassive PE treated by thrombolytic therapy and 25 earlier consecutive inpatients with acute submassive PE treated by anticoagulant therapy. No statistically significant diff...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1069-6563
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12301