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Review
. 2014 Jul;16(7):503.
doi: 10.1007/s11886-014-0503-6.

Medical and interventional options to treat pulmonary embolism

Manu Rajachandran  1 , Robert M Schainfeld
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Review

Medical and interventional options to treat pulmonary embolism

Manu Rajachandran et al. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism remains one of the most common conditions. Pulmonary embolism carries a mortality rate of over 15 % in the first 3 months after diagnosis. Venous thromboembolism is the fourth leading cause of death in the Western world, and the third leading cause of cardiovascular death trailing myocardial infarction and stroke. This section highlights the medical and interventional options presently available to treat this potentially lethal disease.

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