Treatment of acute pulmonary embolism: anticoagulation, fibrinolysis, and thrombectomy compared.

1 The age-adjusted incidence is estimated to range between 60 and 112 cases per 100 000 population per year, with an increasing trend related to population ageing and enhanced diagnostic sensitivity afforded by modern imaging techniques, particularly multidetector computed tomography pulmonary angiography. 2 Despite therapeutic advances, 30-day mortality following acute PE remains substantial, ranging from ∼2% in normotensive pat

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