• Ann Emerg Med · Aug 1993

    Case Reports

    Treatment of massive pulmonary embolism with centrally administered tissue-type plasminogen activator.

    • S K Mohindra and G O Udeani.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, South Chicago Community Hospital.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1993 Aug 1; 22 (8): 1349-52.

    AbstractWe report the use of centrally administered tissue-type plasminogen activator for three patients who presented with massive pulmonary embolism to the emergency department. In all patients, rapid improvement of pulmonary arterial pressures ensued by the end of the drug infusion, while the presenting symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath subsided.

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