Tough decisions in pulmonary embolism: thrombolysis or embolectomy?
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Tough decisions in pulmonary embolism: thrombolysis or embolectomy?
Patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and persisting haemodynamic instability need to be considered for primary reperfusion therapy with, commonly, thrombolysis or even surgical embolectomy [1]. Both treatment options can pose significant risks to the patient, but are potentially lifesaving when used appropriately. Absolute contraindications to thrombolysis include cases where ...
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Correspondence to Won-Il Choi, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 216 Dalseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, Korea Tel: +82-53-250-7572, Fax: +82-53-250-7434, E-mail: [email protected] Copyrightc 2013 The Korean Association of Internal Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial L...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Medical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2053-8855
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omw070