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My bf was hospitalised for pulmonary embolism. docs said they'll have to use ultrasound to break up the clot. what all is involved in this procedure?

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Pulmonary Embolism: Catheter-directed high frequency ultrasound can enable the thrombolytic agent(substance which clears the clots) to better penetrate the embolus. Without thrombolytics, the technique has no proven benefit

Answered 3/3/2015

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