Drugs approved for treatment of normotensive patients with pulmonary embolism
|Drugs approved for treatment of normotensive patients with pulmonary embolism:
- Heparin
- Fondaparinux
- Rivaroxaban
- Apixaban
- Dabigatran
- Edoxaban
Thrombolytic therapy is reserved for rescue in case of decompensation due to right ventricular failure or recurrence of pulmonary embolism in these stable patients.
Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor while rivaroxaban, apixaban and edoxaban are oral factor Xa inhibitors. Fondaparinux is a parenteral factor Xa inhibitor.