Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8670904 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2018 | 46 Pages |
Abstract
In this single institution experience, surgical pulmonary embolectomy is a safe and effective therapy to treat patients with a submassive or massive pulmonary embolism. Although survival in this study is higher than previously reported for patients treated with medical therapy alone, a prospective trial comparing surgical therapy with medical therapy is necessary to further elucidate the role of surgical pulmonary embolectomy in the treatment of pulmonary embolism.
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Chetan MD, Anthony MD, Michael BS, Maxwell BS, Gregory J. MD, Sheelagh MD, Mehrdad MD, James S. MD, Bartley P. MD, Pablo G. MD, PhD, Zachary N. MD,