title: Surgical embolectomy as a first line treatment for acute massive pulmonary embolism.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Yang Hyun
authors: YH
authors: Cho
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: wooksung.kim@samsung.com.
authors: Wook Sung
authors: WS
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Extracorporeal life support; Pulmonary embolism; Surgical embolectomy; Thrombolysis