Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension after Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombolysis, Catheter Fragmentation, and Embolectomy
Abstract A 21-year-old male patient with massive acute pulmonary embolism was treated by thrombolysis, interventional thrombus fragmentation, and surgical pulmonary embolectomy. Within the following 2 years, the patient developed progressive dyspnea at exertion. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hype...
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Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014-05-01
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Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1376176 |