The best treatment option in the management of patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism: surgery or thrombolysis?

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jul 1:214:286-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.141. Epub 2016 Mar 26.

Authors

Turgay Celık¹, Sevket Balta², Cengiz Ozturk², A Osman Yıldırım³, Atila Iyısoy²

Affiliations

¹ Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: benturgay@yahoo.com.
² Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
³ Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 27082773
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.141

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MeSH terms

Fibrinolysis
Fibrinolytic Agents
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism*
Thrombolytic Therapy*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents