Thrombolytic therapy in unstable patients with acute pulmonary embolism: saves lives but underused.

Abstract

In-hospital all-cause case fatality rate and case fatality rate attributable to pulmonary embolism in unstable patients was lower in those who received thrombolytic therapy.

Thrombolytic therapy resulted in a lower case fatality rate than using vena cava filters alone, and the combination resulted in an even lower case fatality rate.

Thrombolytic therapy in combination with a vena cava filter in unstable patients with acute pulmonary embolism seems indicated.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Aging
• Comorbidity
• Female
• Fibrinolytic Agents
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Retrospective Studies
• Time Factors
• Vena Cava Filters

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Authors

• Paul D Stein
• Fadi Matta

Publication date

2012-04-09

Journal

Journal topics

• Medicine

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The American journal of medicine

Department of Research, St Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia, Michigan 48154, USA. steinp [at] trinity-health.org

Release reference

Am J Med. 2012 May;125(5):465-70

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