Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic left-sided heart disease requires careful interpretation of angiographic and radiologic findings due to confounding baseline vasculopulmonary changes.
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Alerts clinicians to potential imaging confounders in mitral valve disease; leaves open need for tailored PE diagnostic criteria.
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