Journal article
Thrombolytic Therapy for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism?
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review was to determine the effectiveness of adding thrombolytics to standard heparin therapy for treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism. Patients with submassive pulmonary embolism were considered to be those with evidence of right ventricular dysfunction but without hemodynamic instability.
METHODS: We searched for trials comparing thrombolytics to heparin in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled …
Authors
Worster A; Smith C; Silver S; Brown MD
Journal
Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 78–84
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.002
ISSN
0196-0644