A Case of Percutaneous Catheter Thrombectomy in a Patient With Massive Pulmonary Thromboembolism.
10.4070/kcj.2008.38.4.227
- Author:
Jin Wook CHUNG
1
;
Young Soo LEE
;
Sun Young AHN
;
So Yeon KIM
;
Jin Bae LEE
;
Kee Sik KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea. mdleeys@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thrombectomy;
Pulmonary embolism
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Female;
Humans;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Thrombectomy
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2008;38(4):227-229
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Acute massive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a life threatening medical condition. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and rapid recovery of the pulmonary flow is essential for decreasing the associated morbidity and mortality. We report here on a case of a 68-year old woman for whom we attempted percutaneous catheter thrombectomy in the treatment of an acute massive PTE.
