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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep 14;122(11):1124-9.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.961136.

Management of submassive pulmonary embolism

Gregory Piazza  1 , Samuel Z Goldhaber
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Case Reports

Management of submassive pulmonary embolism

Gregory Piazza et al. Circulation. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Drs. Piazza and Goldhaber have no conflicts to disclose.

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Figure 1
The pathophysiology of submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; RV, right ventricular; O2, oxygen; LV, left ventricular.
Figure 2
Figure 2
An algorithm for management of patients with submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). RV, right ventricular; CT, computed tomography; IVC, inferior vena cava.
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