Minimally invasive pulmonary embolism procedure offers low mortality risk, study says

The use of a tiny tool to pluck life-threatening blood clots out of arteries to the lungs resulted in a high patient survival rate, especially when compared to historical treatments such as blood thinners or surgery, according to the largest study to date of pulmonary embolism removal.
The use of a tiny tool to pluck life-threatening blood clots out of arteries to the lungs resulted in a high patient survival rate, especially when compared to historical treatments such as blood thinners or surgery, according to the largest study to date of pulmonary embolism removal.