Anticoagulant therapy is usually successful effective in preventing new thrombus formation. However there is the risk of emboli from an existing clot for several days after starting treatment.
The lung healing is usually complete. There may be pleural adhesions which cause painful tethering of the chest and a reduction in vital capacity.
Haemoptysis may continue for some weeks after treatment has begun.
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