Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Autor: Amanda J. Compadre, MD, Maureen Kohi, MD, R. Peter Lokken, MD, MPH, Sarah Blissett, MD, Ian S. Harris, MD, Jennifer Lucero, MD, Melissa G. Rosenstein, MD, MAS, Nasim C. Sobhani, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 12, Pp 1899-1904 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-0849
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.022
Popis: 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.)
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