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Massive pulmonary embolism.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2679577     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An otherwise healthy 48-year-old woman presented in respiratory extremis from massive pulmonary embolism and promptly arrested. She underwent open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation followed by portable partial cardiopulmonary bypass and embolectomy but could not be resuscitated. Massive pulmonary embolism is frequently a desperate situation, but aggressive therapy with thrombolysis or embolectomy (in patients with contraindications to thrombolysis) may be lifesaving.
Authors:
E S Klofas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of emergency medicine     Volume:  7     ISSN:  0735-6757     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Emerg Med     Publication Date:  1989 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-11-28     Completed Date:  1989-11-28     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8309942     Medline TA:  Am J Emerg Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  593-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Emergency Department, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnosis,  therapy

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