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Do you consider surgical thrombectomy in patients with a large, obstructive pulmonary venous thrombosis after lung transplant?

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Pulmonology · CWRU School of Medicine
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The occurrence of pulmonary embolism after a lung transplant is well-reported (Kahan et al., PMID 17403474). Consequences of large PE can include immediate life-threatening circulatory compromise, hypoxia and the potential for pulmonary infarction. I will weigh in on both the immediate life-threaten...

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