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Comment
. 2015 Sep;148(3):e93.
doi: 10.1378/chest.15-1011.

Catheter-Directed Interventions for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Jury Is Still Out

Nathan L Liang  1 , Rabih A Chaer  1 , Efthymios D Avgerinos  2
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Catheter-Directed Interventions for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Jury Is Still Out

Nathan L Liang et al. Chest. 2015 Sep.
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    Kuo WT, De Gregorio MA. Kuo WT, et al. Chest. 2015 Sep;148(3):e94-e95. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-1247. Chest. 2015. PMID: 26324146 No abstract available.

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