Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and proportion meta-analysis

Int J Cardiol. 2016 May 15:211:27-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.02.148. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Authors

Ashraf Mostafa¹, Alexandros Briasoulis², Mohamed Shokr¹, Artemis A Briasouli¹, Sidakpal Panaich¹, Cindy Grines¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
² Division of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. Electronic address: alexbriasoulis@gmail.com.

PMID: 26970962
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.02.148

No abstract available

Keywords: Catheter directed thrombolysis; Pulmonary embolism; Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Humans
Prospective Studies
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
Retrospective Studies
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*

Substances

Tissue Plasminogen Activator