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Review
. 2010 Jan;156(1):148-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.048.

Massive pulmonary embolism in children

J Scott Baird  1 , James S Killinger, Kathy J Kalkbrenner, Michael R Bye, Charles L Schleien
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Review

Massive pulmonary embolism in children

J Scott Baird et al. J Pediatr. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

We present 3 children with massive pulmonary embolism and review 17 recent pediatric reports. Malignancies were a frequent cause (40%), and sudden death was common (60%). Compared with adults, diagnosis was more likely to be made at autopsy (P < .0001), more children were treated with embolectomy/thrombectomy (P = .0006), and mortality was greater (P = .03).

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