Thrombolysis in Pulmonary Embolism

• Main Author: Jerjes-Sánchez, Carlos (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.

This book provides an up-to-date review of the use of thrombolytic therapy in the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism. It discusses the mechanisms of thrombosis; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the most commonly used fibrinolytics; evidence-based results from multicenter control trials in...

Table of Contents:

• Venous Thrombosis
• Pharmokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Fibrinolytics
• Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence-Based Results from Multicenter Trials
• Current Guidelines and Recommendations for Thrombolysis Use
• Identifying Patients for Thrombolysis
• Bleeding Complications
• Thrombolysis in Special Situations.     .