Key result
Asymptomatic PE affects ~54% of DVT patients and nearly always resolves following conservative therapy.
Observational (n=17)
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Asymptomatic pulmonary embolism is common in patients with DVT but frequently resolves with conservative medical therapy, suggesting limited need for temporary inferior vena cava filters.
Asymptomatic PE in DVT often resolves with conservative therapy; hypothesis-generating for limited IVC filter use.
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Pearce et al. (2001) conducted an observational in Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (n=17). Conservative therapy (thrombolysis and/or oral anti-coagulation) was evaluated on Frequency of asymptomatic pulmonary embolism on initial perfusion scan. Among patients with deep vein thrombosis, 53.8% had asymptomatic pulmonary embolism, which resolved in all but one patient after 6 months of conservative therapy.
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