OPTALYSE PE

In patients with intermediate risk PE, do low doses of tPA and short durations of ultrasound facilitated catheter directed thrombolysis, result in a reduction in RV:LV diameter at 48 hours?
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In patients with intermediate risk PE, do low doses of tPA and short durations of ultrasound facilitated catheter directed thrombolysis, result in a reduction in RV:LV diameter at 48 hours?
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