Acute massive pulmonary embolism in a Jehovah’s Witness. Successful treatment with catheter thrombectomy

Howard S. Blaustein; Israel Schur; Janet M. Shapiro

doi:10.1378/chest.117.2.594

Acute massive pulmonary embolism in a Jehovah’s Witness. Successful treatment with catheter thrombectomy

Howard S. Blaustein
, Israel Schur
, Janet M. Shapiro

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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 was successfully treated with catheter thrombectomy, using rheolytic and fragmentation devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	594-597
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chest
Volume	117
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.117.2.594
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Catheter thrombectomy
Jehovah’s Witness
Pulmonary embolism
Thrombolysis

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Acute massive pulmonary embolism in a Jehovah’s Witness. Successful treatment with catheter thrombectomy

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