uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Massive pulmonary embolism

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A 65-year-old woman collapses with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. She is hypotensive at 80/50 mmHg, tachycardic at 130 beats per minute and hypoxic with oxygen saturation of 86% on air. ECG shows sinus tachycardia. CT pulmonary angiography demonstrates a large saddle pulmonary embolus. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?

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