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Massive pulmonary embolism in pregnancy treated with tissue plasminogen activator.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Nov 2005
Trukhacheva Elena, Scharff Michael, Gardner Michael, Lakkis Nasser
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Systemic thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) in pregnancy is still considered an experimental treatment. Several reports have described the successful use of t-PA in the setting of hemodynamic instability in gravidas with massive pulmonary emboli. CASE: A 34-year-old woman received a diagnosis of severe pulmonary embolism at 23 weeks of gestation. She developed pulmonary hypertension...
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