Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Elderly Patients with Stable Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Abstract Background Patients aged >60 years with pulmonary embolism who were stable and did not require thrombolytic therapy were shown to have a somewhat lower in-hospital all-cause mortality with vena cava filters. In this investigation we further assess mortality with filters in stable elderly...

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