Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Pulmonary Embolism in Transit

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jul 24;10(14):e135-e137. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.05.024. Epub 2017 Jun 28.

Authors

Andrew Boshara¹, Sushruth Edla², Saroj Neupane², Howard Rosman², Antonious Attallah²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. Electronic address: andrew.boshara@stjohn.org.
² Department of Cardiology, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan.

PMID: 28668312
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.05.024

No abstract available

Keywords: catheter-directed thrombolysis; pulmonary embolism in transit; ultrasound-assisted.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz*
Computed Tomography Angiography
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*
Humans
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
Male
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy*
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Tissue Plasminogen Activator