Surgical Embolectomy for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in a Series of 115 Patients

Pulmonary embolectomy is often indicated for central pulmonary embolism (PE) with hemodynamic instability, but remains controversial for hemodynamically stable patients with signs of right ventricular dysfunction. Because thrombolytic therapy is often contraindicated postoperatively, we reviewed ris...

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