17 May 2023
Is the invasive treatment of pulmonary embolism ready for prime time?
PCR Perspectives
Summary
In many parts of the world, pulmonary embolism is not a field traditionally reserved for cardiologists, but Catalin Toma and Andrew Sharp explain why they should be involved in its treatment.
As it is an RV failure problem that evolves from subclinical to frank shock, given that cardiologists have been dealing with such problems in the STEMI field for such a long time, it seems natural that they should be involved in that field. What's more, many of the drugs and procedures used in pulmonary embolism are already familiar to cardiologists...
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