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Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
- Source :
- JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 12, Pp 1899-1904 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- A 37-year-old woman presented with chest pain and shortness of breath in the third trimester of pregnancy. Diagnostic imaging demonstrated a saddle pulmonary embolism, severe impairment of right ventricular function, and an extensive deep venous thrombus. She underwent catheter-directed thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator and delivered a healthy infant at term. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26660849
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- JACC: Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.667debae0842cdbf4368ae526dc7e4
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.022