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Figure 1 Phases of deployment of a removable pulmonary stent for emergency treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism, made from self-expanding woven shape-memory wire (maximum expanded diameter 20 mm). The attached guidewire (arrow, bottom panel) facilitates removal by withdrawal into the 9.5-F sheath.
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