title: Successful thrombolysis using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in cases of severe pulmonary embolism with mobile thrombi in the right atrium.
abstract: Hereby, we report two cases of acute pulmonary embolism with concomitant right-sided thrombus, which were successfully treated using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). These patients had life-threatening acute right ventricular failure, which dramatically improved within hours following thrombolysis. These cases emphasize the clinical utility of rtPA for the treatment of life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Satiroğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Murtaza Emre
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Durakoğlugil
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uğurlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Sitki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ergül
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Zakir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karadağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Medical School Rize Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bostan
keywords: echocardiography; right heart thrombus; severe pulmonary thromboembolism; thrombolysis