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Pulmonary computed tomography angiography of case 1
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The CT angiography revealed severe right ventricular (RV) dilation and massive PTE (Figure 1).
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Pulmonary artery clot (left) and right ventricle clot (right) of case 2 extracted via thrombectomy
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As a result, Heparin was administered for the patient, promptly; however, due to the prior history of brain aneurysm, fibrinolytic treatment was not administered, and the patient underwent heart surgery and thrombectomy for removing the clots (figure 2).
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