ST elevation in massive pulmonary embolism: thrombolysis vs percutaneous catheter intervention

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec;34(12):2466.e3-2466.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.036. Epub 2016 Jun 8.

Authors

Cole R Marschke¹, Mark F Olaf², Daniel J Makowski³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822. Electronic address: colemarschke@gmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822. Electronic address: mfolaf@geisinger.edu.
³ Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822. Electronic address: djmakowski@geisinger.edu.

PMID: 27334839
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.036

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angiography
Cardiac Catheterization
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
Pulmonary Embolism / physiopathology*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / surgery

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents