Low Dose Prolonged Infusion of Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator Therapy in Massive Pulmonary Embolism

Summary

The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of low-dose (25mg) prolonged administration (in 6 hours) of tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) on in-hospital mortality and outcomes in patients with massive PE.

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2014-03

Completion

2014-08

Publications

• Results Ozkan M, Cakal B, Karakoyun S, Gursoy OM, Cevik C, Kalcik M, Oguz AE, Gunduz S, Astarcioglu MA, Aykan AC, Bayram Z, Biteker M, Kaynak E, Kahveci G, Duran NE, Yildiz M. Thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of prosthetic heart valve thrombosis in pregnancy with low-dose, slow infusion of tissue-type plasminogen activator. Circulation. 2013 Jul 30;128(5):532-40. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001145. Epub 2013 Jun 28.
• Results Ozkan M, Gunduz S, Biteker M, Astarcioglu MA, Cevik C, Kaynak E, Yildiz M, Oguz E, Aykan AC, Erturk E, Karavelioglu Y, Gokdeniz T, Kaya H, Gursoy OM, Cakal B, Karakoyun S, Duran N, Ozdemir N. Comparison of different TEE-guided thrombolytic regimens for prosthetic valve thrombosis: the TROIA trial. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Feb;6(2):206-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.10.016.

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