Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 184-187 , July 2008

Thrombolysis in acute nonmassive pulmonary embolism: potential role of multidetector-row spiral computed tomography in decision making

  • Gaetano Nucifora

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Gorizia Hospital, Gorizia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cardiology Unit, Gorizia Hospital, Via Vittorio Veneto, 171. 34170, Gorizia, Italy. Tel.: +39 0481592033; fax: +39 0481592456.
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  • Piero Pellegrini

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Unit, Gorizia Hospital, Gorizia, Italy
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  • Fjoralba Hysko

      Affiliations

    • Radiological Science Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Udine, Udine, Italy
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  • Raheleh Rashidi

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Gorizia Hospital, Gorizia, Italy
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  • Diran M. Igidbashian

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Gorizia Hospital, Gorizia, Italy

Received 10 August 2007 ,Accepted 20 August 2007.

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PII: S1553-8389(07)00296-5

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.08.003

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 184-187 , July 2008

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