Acute massive pulmonary embolism in a Jehovah's Witness - Successful treatment with catheter thrombectomy

Authors
Blaustein, HS Schur, I Shapiro, JM
Citation
Hs. Blaustein et al., Acute massive pulmonary embolism in a Jehovah's Witness - Successful treatment with catheter thrombectomy, CHEST, 117(2), 2000, pp. 594-597
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
CHEST
ISSN journal
00123692 → ACNP
Volume
117
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
594 - 597
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(200002)117:2<594:AMPEIA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A 71-year-old woman presented with an acute, massive pulmonary embolism. As a Jehovah's Witness, she was not willing to accept thrombolysis because of the potential risk of bleeding requiring blood transfusion. The patient wa s successfully treated with catheter thrombectomy, using rheolytic and frag mentation devices.