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After having a pulmonary embolism and taking warfarin, how long and how do they ttest to see if the clot has desolved in the lung?
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Usual : Treatment time is 6 months...Follow up scanning generally not performed.
Answered 11/15/2013
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Not useful: It is not useful to repeat testing, for most patients. Your body will remove the clot. The medication is used to make sure you do not get a new clot. Most important is to be followed by a lung doc who has expertise in lung clots.
Answered 11/15/2013
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