TY - JOUR
T1 - Tissue-plasminogen activator for pulmonary embolism resulting in shock
T2 - two case reports and discussion of the literature
AU - Mitchell, John P.
AU - Trulock, Elbert P.
PY - 1991/1
Y1 - 1991/1
N2 - Two patients with significant relative contraindications to fibrinolysis, and with refractory shock caused by acute pulmonary embolism, who were successfully treated with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) are reported. The role of rt-PA in the management of pulmonary embolism is discussed, and pertinent literature is reviewed.
AB - Two patients with significant relative contraindications to fibrinolysis, and with refractory shock caused by acute pulmonary embolism, who were successfully treated with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) are reported. The role of rt-PA in the management of pulmonary embolism is discussed, and pertinent literature is reviewed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025777808&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0002-9343(91)90551-8
DO - 10.1016/0002-9343(91)90551-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 1899967
AN - SCOPUS:0025777808
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 90
SP - 255
EP - 260
JO - The American journal of medicine
JF - The American journal of medicine
IS - 1
ER -