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Short Report

Management of a massive pulmonary embolism in a pregnant patient with mechanical fragmentation followed by delayed catheter-directed thrombolysis in the early postpartum period

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Pages 591-594 | Received 10 Jan 2008, Accepted 23 Apr 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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