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Comment
. 2014 Aug 7;371(6):579-80.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1406283.

Fibrinolysis for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism

Eduardo Gonzalez, Hunter B Moore, Ernest E Moore
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Fibrinolysis for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism

Eduardo Gonzalez et al. N Engl J Med. .
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  • Fibrinolysis for patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism.
    Meyer G, Vicaut E, Danays T, Agnelli G, Becattini C, Beyer-Westendorf J, Bluhmki E, Bouvaist H, Brenner B, Couturaud F, Dellas C, Empen K, Franca A, Galiè N, Geibel A, Goldhaber SZ, Jimenez D, Kozak M, Kupatt C, Kucher N, Lang IM, Lankeit M, Meneveau N, Pacouret G, Palazzini M, Petris A, Pruszczyk P, Rugolotto M, Salvi A, Schellong S, Sebbane M, Sobkowicz B, Stefanovic BS, Thiele H, Torbicki A, Verschuren F, Konstantinides SV; PEITHO Investigators. Meyer G, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 10;370(15):1402-11. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1302097. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 24716681 Clinical Trial.

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