Abstract
To our knowledge, thrombus structure in patients with pul-monaryembolism(PE)hasnotbeenanalyzedwithscanningelectron microscopy (SEM). We hypothesized that particu-lar features of a pulmonary embolus explain in part a failureof thromboprophylaxis. Microscopic examination of a freshthromboembolus from a pulmonary artery obtained at au-topsy indicated that its structure is composed of layers ofplatelets and fibrin alternating with layers of erythrocytes.
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