Caution Regarding Catheter-directed Thrombolysis: Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Mistaken for Acute Submassive Pulmonary Embolism

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Apr 15;195(8):1066-1067. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201611-2193IM.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Catheterization / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy
  • Male
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / analysis
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / therapy
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / instrumentation
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain