title: [Pharmacological and mechanical thrombolysis in submassive pulmonary embolism].
abstract: Thromboembolic pulmonary disease is challenging for physicians when diagnosed in acute, sub-acute and chronic clinical patients, not only due to its morbi-mortality, but also because of its complex therapeutic management. Severity of the acute condition and potential commitment of right ventricular systolic function require therapeutic strategies, sometimes combined, in order to change the disease's course, optimizing patient survival. Pharmacological and mechanical thrombolysis are useful therapeutic tools for patients suffering from severe acute pulmonary embolism. This study refers to a young woman who developed a sub-massive pulmonary embolism, of sub-acute onset. She underwent the combined sequential therapeutic strategy of pharmacological and mechanical thrombolysis with successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Sección Neumonología, Hospital Universitario, Fundación Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: jcaneva@ffavaloro.org.
authors.forename: Jorge O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Cáneva
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klin
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ossés
authors.forename: León
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valdivieso
authors.forename: Graciela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061185:Mechanical Thrombolysis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: mechanical thrombolysis; pulmonary embolism; thrombolytic therapy; venous thrombosis