Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
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[Thrombolytic therapy of acute pulmonary embolism].
Thrombolytic therapy accelerates the dissolution of acute pulmonary embolism and is potentially lifesaving. The goal of this article is to offer a critical analysis of the use of thrombolytic therapy in this setting. Guidelines have been written and modified and new ones have been published over the past several years. Although an evidence base exists, unanswered questions remain. Despite the p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0094-6176,1098-9064
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1334145