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Minerva cardioangiologica · Dec 2001
Case Reports[Thrombolytic therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for acute massive pulmonary embolism. A case report].
- F Greco, G Misuraca, O Serafini, D Guzzo, and F Plastina.
- Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Cosenza, Italy. francesco.greco@virgilio.it
- Minerva Cardioangiol. 2001 Dec 1;49(6):433-6.
AbstractMassive pulmonary embolism associated with cardiac arrest has an extremely high mortality in spite of cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers. An early diagnosis of pulmonary embolism as cause of cardiac arrest and a rapid specific therapy able to obtain a restoration of pulmonary flow can improve the prognosis. The authors report a case of cardiac arrest for massive pulmonary embolism promptly diagnosed by echocardiography and treated by thrombolytic therapy with an initial favourable outcome.
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