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Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Treated Successfully by Balloon Angioplasty—A Case Report

Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Yasushi Sasaki

Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Akira Kiyonaga

Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Masanori Fujino

Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Tadayuki Hiroki

Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Kikuo Arakawa

Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Acute pulmonary thromboembolism frequently occurs in patients on pro tracted bed rest and by itself can cause acute right ventricular failure. The authors report findings in a patient with this disorder treated successfully by balloon angioplasty.

Angiology, Vol. 39, No. 8, 775-778 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978803900811


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