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A 54-year-old man presents with sudden onset severe central chest pain and dyspnoea. He is hypotensive and tachycardic. Bedside ultrasound in the emergency department shows a dilated right ventricle and normal left ventricle. CT pulmonary angiography confirms a large saddle pulmonary embolus with right heart strain. Which is the most appropriate acute management?

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