Pulmonary Embolism: The Astute Interventional Radiology Clinician
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Interventional radiology treatment for pulmonary embolism
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an illness that has a potentially life-threatening condition that affects a large percentage of the global population. VTE with pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third leading cause of death after myocardial infarction and stroke. In the first three months after an acute PE, there is an estimated 15% mortality among submassive PE, and 68% mortality in massive PE. Cu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Interventional Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0739-9529,1098-8963
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1597759