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SUBMITTER: Salman T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2851412 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Salman Tariq T Satija Sameer S Martin Stephanie F SF Sperling Laurence L
Texas Heart Institute journal 20100101 2
Currently, the only widely accepted indication for thrombolysis in cases of pulmonary embolism is hemodynamic instability. However, the presence of a right-heart thrombus along with pulmonary embolism is a poor prognostic indicator, and the use of thrombolytic agents should also be considered in this circumstance. Furthermore, despite a risk of distal embolization, thrombolytic therapy may be implemented if the intracardiac thrombus also straddles a patent foramen ovale. Herein, we present the c ...[more]