| Literature DB >> 30057873 |
Stephen P Reis1, Ken Zhao2, Noor Ahmad3, Reginald S Widemon4, Christopher W Root5, Seth M Toomay6, James M Horowitz7, Akhilesh K Sista8.
Abstract
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. PE is a complex disease with a highly variable presentation and the available treatment options for PE are expanding rapidly. Anticoagulation (AC), systemic lysis, surgery, and catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) play important roles in treating patients with PE. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy is required to determine which treatment option is best for a given patient with this complex disease.Entities:
Keywords: Pulmonary embolism (PE); interdisciplinary communication; mechanical thrombolysis; thrombolytic therapy
Year: 2018 PMID: 30057873 PMCID: PMC6039803 DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2017.12.05
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Diagn Ther ISSN: 2223-3652