title: [Thrombolytic therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for acute massive pulmonary embolism. A case report].
abstract: Massive pulmonary embolism associated with cardiac arrest has an extremely high mortality in spite of cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers. An early diagnosis of pulmonary embolism as cause of cardiac arrest and a rapid specific therapy able to obtain a restoration of pulmonary flow can improve the prognosis. The authors report a case of cardiac arrest for massive pulmonary embolism promptly diagnosed by echocardiography and treated by thrombolytic therapy with an initial favourable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Cosenza, Italy. francesco.greco@virgilio.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Misuraca
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guzzo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Plastina
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator