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Prognostic Significance of Right Heart Thrombi in Patients with Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
For patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the prognostic significance of concomitant right heart thrombi (RHT) lacks clarity. ⋯ In patients diagnosed with acute PE, concomitant RHT were significantly associated with an increased risk of death within 30 days of PE diagnosis.