How do you approach initial anticoagulant selection in hemodynamically stable hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary embolism?
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Hospital Medicine · University of California San Diego
Low-molecular-weight heparin demonstrates the greatest benefit in patients with cancer-associated pulmonary embolism, intermediate-risk PE, and those requiring outpatient management. While LMWH shows superior efficacy and safety compared to unfractionated heparin across most patient populations, cer...