title: The best treatment option in the management of patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism: surgery or thrombolysis?
authors.affiliation: Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: benturgay@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celık
authors.affiliation: Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balta
authors.affiliation: Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.affiliation: Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyısoy
mesh_terms: D005342:Fibrinolysis; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents