title: Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: A case of a 19-year-old woman whose pregnancy was complicated by hemodynamically significant pulmonary thromboemboli is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by radionuclide ventilation-perfusion lung scanning, and urokinase thrombolytic therapy resulted in a good therapeutic response with minimal adverse effects.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator