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Editorial
. 2024 Mar 26;3(5):100923.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100923. eCollection 2024 May.

Revisiting Systemic Thrombolysis in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Zach Rozenbaum  1
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Editorial

Revisiting Systemic Thrombolysis in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Zach Rozenbaum. JACC Adv. .
No abstract available

Keywords: aspiration devices; pulmonary embolism; systemic thrombolysis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Rozenbaum has received a consultant fee from Angiodynamics.

Figures

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Figure 1
Saddle Pulmonary Embolism Before and After Aspiration (A) The aspirated material. The main part of the thrombus was removed as a single unit, and additional small fragments are seen. (B) 3D reconstruction of the saddle pulmonary embolism. (C) Sagittal view of the pulmonary embolism. Red arrows mark the 2 ends. (D) Coronal view of the embolism in the right pulmonary artery, marked by red arrows. (E) Axial view of the pulmonary embolism extending bilaterally, marked by red arrows.
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