Large-Bore Thrombectomy Versus Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate & High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Meta-Analysis of Up-to-Date Evidence
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Farhan Naeem
Department of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: Farhan Naeem ([email protected]; [email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorUsama Qamar
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHadiah Ashraf
Department of Internal Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorShehroze Tabassum
Department of Internal Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorRamesh Daggubati
Department of Cardiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorM. Chadi Alraies
Department of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHafeez Ul Hassan Virk
Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Farhan Naeem
Department of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: Farhan Naeem ([email protected]; [email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorUsama Qamar
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHadiah Ashraf
Department of Internal Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorShehroze Tabassum
Department of Internal Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorRamesh Daggubati
Department of Cardiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorM. Chadi Alraies
Department of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHafeez Ul Hassan Virk
Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFarhan Naeem and Usama Qamar contributed equally to this manuscript.
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Data Availability Statement
Data for this meta-analysis were obtained from publicly available observational studies and randomized controlled trials, as cited in the included references.
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