Unexpectedly High Recanalization Rate in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism Treated with Anticoagulants Alone

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The rate of residual thrombosis, defined as the long-term persistence of thrombotic material in the pulmonary artery tree after pulmonary embolism (PE), is uncertain. Although a systematic review reported low recanalization rates (43% at 6 mo) (1), most studies used perfusion or ventilation–perfusion lung scanning or older generation computed tomography (CT) scanners. In a prospective study we determined the rate of residual thrombosis in a cohort of consecutive patients with acute PE as detected by 64-row multidetector CT (MDCT), treated with anticoagulants alone and reassessed 6 months later with the same high-technology procedure.

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