1. Placement of an inferior vena cava filter plus anticoagulation in high-risk hospitalized patients with acute pulmonary embolism did not ...
1. In patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE), ultrasound-accelerated catheter-directed thrombolysis (USAT) safely and effectively improved right ventricular (RV) ...
Image: PD 1. Permanent vena caval filter placement in addition to anticoagulant therapy helps prevent short-term occurrence of pulmonary embolism ...
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1. Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism (PE) in intermediate-risk patients decreased mortality in patients younger than 65 years but not in ...
Image: CC/Heilman 1. Fibrinolysis in addition to standard anticoagulation reduced hemodynamic decompensation, but did not affect overall mortality, in patients ...
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Image: PD 1. Venous thrombosis in the critically ill tended to be incident, proximal, and in the deeper veins of ...
Image: PD 1. Baseline D-dimer levels increase with age, increasing the test false positive rate without age adjustment. 2. Age-adjusted ...
Image: PD 1. Rivaroxaban, an oral factor Xa inhibitor, was non-inferior to standard anticoagulation therapy (i.e. low-molecular weight heparin and ...
Image: PD 1. Adult clinical decision rules such as the Wells criteria and Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC) may miss ...
