Utility of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Severe Pulmonary Embolism, Catheter-directed Therapy in Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, and HAS-BLED Score to Determine Risk of Major Hemorrhage in Pulmonary Embolism

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Anish K Desai et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016.

. 2016 Jun 1;193(11):1301-3.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201508-1565RR.

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York.

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