Why the study?
Does anticoagulant therapy improve restoration of pulmonary perfusion in patients with pulmonary embolism?
Population
74 patients with pulmonary embolism
Comparison
Anticoagulant therapy vs No treatment (untreated patients)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports anticoagulation for perfusion recovery in PE; hypothesis-generating, needs randomized confirmation.
Does anticoagulant therapy improve restoration of pulmonary perfusion in patients with pulmonary embolism?
Anticoagulant therapy improves the restoration of pulmonary perfusion and reduces the occurrence of new perfusion defects in patients with pulmonary embolism compared to no treatment.
Walker et al. (1970) studied this question.
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