Catheter-based therapy for intermediate or high-risk pulmonary embolism is associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with cancer: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample

By sjmartinez • November 24, 2023

Leiva O, Yuriditsky E, Postelnicu R, Yang EH, Mukherjee V, Greco A, Horowitz J, Alviar C, Bangalore S. Catheter-based therapy for intermediate or high-risk pulmonary embolism is associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with cancer: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Nov 23. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30917. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37997287.

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