Abstract
Acute, massive pulmonary embolism with right heart strain and hypoxia requiring emergent tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) infusion
Highlights
Title Acute, massive pulmonary embolism with right heart strain and hypoxia requiring emergent tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) infusion
Image 1: CT angiogram showing massive pulmonary embolism of the distal right main pulmonary artery extending into both upper and lower lung vasculature, with the arrow indicating the point of occlusion
The patient underwent in the emergency department a tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) infusion of alteplase 100 mg over 2 hours for his massive acute pulmonary embolisms
Summary
Title Acute, massive pulmonary embolism with right heart strain and hypoxia requiring emergent tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) infusion. Massive pulmonary embolism with right heart strain and hypoxia requiring emergent tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) infusion Jonathan Patane, MD* and Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, MD*
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