Pulmonary thromboembolism and right heart thromboemboli--an experience with tenecteplase.

Abstract

The presence of right heart thromboemboli complicating pulmonary thromboemboli carries with it an increased mortality rate compared to pulmonary thromboemboli alone, but little is known about the optimal management of this difficult clinical situation. We report a case of bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism with right heart thrombi treated successfully with thrombolysis with tenecteplase.

• Authors: Anil Sharma, Prashant P Udgire, Shanavas Khan, B K Goyal, Shalima Gautam
• Journal: The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (J Assoc Physicians India) Vol. 60 Pg. 52-4 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 0004-5772 [Print] India
• PMID: 23777027 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Fibrinolytic Agents
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator
• Tenecteplase

Topics

• Female
• Fibrinolytic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Heart Atria (diagnostic imaging)
• Heart Diseases (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
• Heart Ventricles (diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Pulmonary Embolism (complications, drug therapy)
• Tenecteplase
• Thrombosis (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (therapeutic use)
• Ultrasonography