title: Massive pulmonary embolism during pregnancy successfully treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator: a case report and review of treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 31175, Durham, NC 27710, USA. taps001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ahearn
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hadjiliadis
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Govert
authors.forename: Victor F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Tapson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017128:Embolectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator