Publication Date
2018
Journal Title
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther
Abstract
© Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. All rights reserved. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. PE is a complex disease with a highly variable presentation and the available treatment options for PE are expanding rapidly. Anticoagulation (AC), systemic lysis, surgery, and catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) play important roles in treating patients with PE. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy is required to determine which treatment option is best for a given patient with this complex disease.
Volume Number
8
Issue Number
3
Pages
244 - 252
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Radiology
PMID
DOI
10.21037/cdt.2017.12.05