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Symptoms, thrombosis risk factors, and concomitant DVT help guide management of incidental subsegmental PE.
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OBJECTIVE: The incidental pulmonary embolism (PE) is being identified at an increasing rate because of use of MDCT and presents a management challenge because of a lack of prospective data. Most clinicians treat patients with proximal or segmental incidental PE in the same manner as patients with suspected PE. CONCLUSION: The treatment of subsegmental PE may be guided by an assessment of patient symptoms, risk factors for recurrent venous thrombosis, and concomitant deep venous thrombosis.
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Chiu et al. (2016) conducted a review in Incidental pulmonary embolism. Clinical management of incidental pulmonary embolism was evaluated. Management of subsegmental incidental pulmonary embolism may be guided by assessing patient symptoms, thrombosis risk factors, and concomitant deep venous thrombosis.
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