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A 64-year-old woman presents with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. She is pale, clammy and hypotensive (BP 78/46 mmHg, heart rate 130 bpm, respiratory rate 30/min, oxygen saturation 85% on air). You strongly suspect a massive pulmonary embolism. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

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