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Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: a case report
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|August 1, 1986
Abstract:
A case of a 19-year-old woman whose pregnancy was complicated by hemodynamically significant pulmonary thromboemboli is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by radionuclide ventilation-perfusion lung scanning, and urokinase thrombolytic therapy resulted in a good therapeutic response with minimal adverse effects.