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Low-Dose Thrombolysis in an Intermediate High-Risk Submassive Pulmonary Embolism With Right Atrial Thrombus: A Case Report

Joyce Karla Suero, Irene Patiño, Jeffrey Mendoza
Jun 2022 DOI 10.69944/pjc.56bfee39bf

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Joyce Karla Suero, MD | Irene Patiño, MD | Jeffrey Mendoza, MD 

Philippine Heart Center, Quezon City, Philippines 

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