Treatment of massive pulmonary embolism with centrally administered tissue-type plasminogen activator. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We 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.

published proceedings

  • Ann Emerg Med

author list (cited authors)

  • Mohindra, S. K., & Udeani, G. O.

citation count

  • 10

complete list of authors

  • Mohindra, SK||Udeani, GO

publication date

  • August 1993