Best treatment for massive pulmonary embolism:
Correct Answer: Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator
Description: Ans. A. Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator* Massive pulmonary embolism is best managed by thrombolysis using tissue plasminogen activator.* In case thrombolysis is contraindicated then in these patient fogarty catheter removal of clot in pulmonary artery would be done.* In submassive pulmonary embolism heparin is used. Chronic pulmonary embolism leading to pulmonary- hypertension (known as chronic thromboembolic hypertension) is treated with a surgical Procedure known as a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
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