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CorrespondenceA Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Team
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To the Editor
In this report, we describe the successful introduction of a novel Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) to streamline the care of patients with severe pulmonary embolism (PE). The treatment of patients with massive and submassive PE remains controversial.1 Different specialists bring different experience, technical expertise, and therapeutic recommendations.1, 2 To provide optimal care for complex patients with PE, a team approach is required. We formed the PERT with an infrastructure that
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