title: Aggressive approach to pulmonary embolectomy for massive acute pulmonary embolism: a historical and contemporary perspective.
authors.forename: P Michael
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ochsner
mesh_terms: D017128:Embolectomy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents
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