Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
and pulmonary embolism (PE), occurs in∼ 1 to 2 individuals per 1000 each year …

Aim Thrombolytic therapy induces faster clot dissolution than anticoagulation in patients with
acute pulmonary embolism (PE) but is associated with an increased risk of haemorrhage …

Irrespective of the cause of cardiac arrest, early recognition and calling for help, including
appropriate management of the deteriorating patient, early defibrillation, high-quality …

Importance Thrombolytic therapy may be beneficial in the treatment of some patients with
pulmonary embolism. To date, no analysis has had adequate statistical power to determine …

Methods A writing group was established with representation from the Council on Peripheral
Vascular Disease and Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and …

This section of the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC addresses cardiac arrest in
situations that require special treatments or procedures beyond those provided during basic …

Worldwide, approximately 300 million people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds have
asthma. 296 T he worldwide prevalence of asthma symptoms ranges from 1 to 18% of the …

This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)
Board of Trustees in August 2012 and by the following societies in August 2012: American …

Esta edição traz as Diretrizes Brasileiras sobre o Manejo da Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar
(RCP). Embora a ressuscitação tenha uma longa história que remonta aos tempos bíblicos …

Background—Randomized trials and meta-analyses have reached conflicting conclusions
about the role of thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism …