Class II devices include wheelchairs and some pregnancy test kits. Prevalence and potential determinants of exertional dyspnea after acute pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary Embolism Response to Fragmentation, Embolectomy, and Catheter Thrombolysis (PERFECT): initial results from a prospective multicenter registry. 2019 Dec;44(8):696-700. doi: 10.1007/s00059-019-04863-5. 2011;123:1788–1830. Table 11. use prohibited. It will also be important to formally evaluate several other aspects of PERT. Pulmonary artery rupture associated with the Swan-Ganz catheter. 2020 Apr 3;55(4):2000229. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00229-2020. The second should focus on comparing outcomes between various treatment strategies (eg, use of different devices versus noninterventional therapies). Catheter fragmentation of acute massive pulmonary thromboembolism: distal embolisation and pulmonary arterial pressure elevation. First, PERT may create a false sense of urgency in stable patients for whom urgent decision-making for symptomatic PE does not improve care. Given the low numbers of patients with CDL analyzed prospectively thus far, the heterogeneity of study patients treated with systemic thrombolysis versus CDL, and observed rates and CIs of non-ICH major bleeding and ICH, it remains unclear whether this mode of therapy poses lower risks of major bleeding or ICH than systemic thrombolysis. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (group 4) 10.1 Diagnosis 10.2 Therapy 10.2.1 Surgical 10.2.2 Medical 10.2.3 Interventional 11. Safety data on small-bore embolectomy devices are too limited to draw conclusions. Definition of a pulmonary hypertension referral centre 13. The American Heart Association is qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt Surrogate effectiveness end points, including the short-term reduction in RV/LV ratio, should not be a proxy for mortality or other clinical outcomes in studies of patients with intermediate-risk PE. Syncope in patients with pulmonary embolism. [ESC guidelines 2019 on diagnostics and management of acute pulmonary embolism]. ECMO indicates extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; and PE, pulmonary embolism. In addition, the wires and catheters needed to deliver these devices are often stiffer and less forgiving than those used for infusion catheter placement. Catheter-based embolectomy for acute pulmonary embolism: devices, technical considerations, risks, and benefits. Thrombectomy using suction filtration and veno-venous bypass: single center experience with a novel device. Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in the U.S. Google Scholar PLoS One. SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Modulator of Pulmonary Embolism Paradigm. Print 2020 Jun. The PERT model has several potential advantages. Herz. Bleeding risk is often extrapolated from patients without PE. In patients with PE and thrombus in transit, which may be found in the inferior vena cava, right atrium, or RV, there is an ≈5-fold increase in death resulting from PE.92,93 Thrombus in transit is usually identified on surface echocardiography, occurs in ≈4% of patients with PE, and can appear to be adherent or free-floating.92,94 Available treatments include anticoagulation, thrombolysis (either intravenous or CDT), catheter-based removal of the thrombus (eg, suction thrombectomy), and surgical embolectomy. Prediction of short-term clinical deterioration in intermediate-risk PE. Table 8. Akhter MS, Hamali HA, Mobarki AA, Rashid H, Oldenburg J, Biswas A. J Clin Med. This variation could be related to the local availability of resources, different specialty participation in the PERT, varying interpretations of and comfort with the data supporting different therapies, or other factors. Both of these issues are not, to the best of our knowledge, reported in the literature. Acute respiratory collapse can theoretically be precipitated by sudden changes in ventilation/perfusion caused by disruption/distal embolization of thrombi with wires or catheters. 2019 ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society. Prognostic value of plasma lactate levels among patients with acute pulmonary embolism: the thrombo-embolism lactate outcome study. The Task Force for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). FDA indicates US Food and Drug Administration; ICH, intracranial hemorrhage; MAUDE, Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience; PE, pulmonary embolism; and USAT, ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis. Low-dose urokinase thrombolytic therapy for patients with acute intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism: A retrospective cohort study. The weighted pooled proportion of major bleeding events is 0.7% with a 95% confidence interval of 0.0% to 1.3%. To properly address the knowledge gaps related to PERT and advanced therapies for acute PE, 2 types of studies are needed. These include the possibility of perforation of friable, smaller PAs with the wire used for catheter placement, the presence of pulmonary infarction in a subset of patients, and the use of thrombolytic therapy after placement. Comparative safety evaluations of interventional devices in randomized trials should include major bleeding (consider the use of BARC or other consensus criteria), ICH, hemodynamic decompensation, and pulmonary decompensation. Additional theoretical causes of hemodynamic decompensation with isolated CDL include cardiac perforation and resultant tamponade or prolonged ventricular arrhythmias with catheter advancement through the RV. Standardized bleeding definitions for cardiovascular clinical trials: a consensus report from the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium. An international randomized trial comparing four thrombolytic strategies for acute myocardial infarction. Learn if a medical device has been cleared by FDA for marketing. Effect of thrombolytic therapy on pulmonary-capillary blood volume in patients with pulmonary embolism. The best primary measure of clinical effectiveness is short-term mortality. Hansen SL, de Nijs R, Mortensen J, Berg RMG. PERT may serve as a future platform for prospective observational and experimental research into technologies involved in the management of PE. Trial designs should demonstrate clinically meaningful differences in clinical or patient-centric end points. Prospective study of the clinical features and outcomes of emergency department patients with delayed diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Similarly, representation among specialties that provide short-term care and long-term follow-up may help facilitate appropriate debate about which outcomes are most critical to consider during the determination of the initial treatment. Assessment of bleeding risk, including ICH risk, is also fundamental to decisions about administering thrombolysis to patients with PE. Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. It is unclear whether the PERT framework for acute PE care improves patient outcomes and is cost-effective. Continuous aspiration mechanical thrombectomy for the management of submassive pulmonary embolism: a single-center experience. ICH and non-ICH major bleeding are important complications of CDL. The relative contributions of deconditioning versus the role of persistent physiologic abnormalities of the lungs and RV in explaining the post-PE syndrome requires further research. Although off-label use of both drugs and devices at physician discretion remains a valuable option for selected cases, exclusively off-label treatment will reduce the incentive for industry to design devices specifically for the pulmonary circulation and to iteratively improve their technologies to optimize pulmonary performance. Heart failure measures may also be translatable to the PE population given the similarities in symptomatology between the 2 diseases. High bleeding risk is a contraindication to thrombolytic therapy. Incidence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary embolism. 1.2. What short- and long-term outcomes are improved by active thrombus removal at initial presentation? Effectiveness outcomes should include traditional clinical outcomes (death, hemodynamic decompensation, development of CTEPH) and patient-centric functional or QOL outcomes. PERTs are somewhat unique among rapid response teams in that interaction among multiple different specialties (eg, cardiology, emergency medicine, hematology, interventional radiology, pulmonary/critical care surgery, vascular medicine) is integral to this care model (Figure 6). *A patient’s status may change over time. Chronic thromboembolic disease following pulmonary embolism: more work ahead. Eur Heart J. Unpublished data (C. Kabrhel, PERT Consortium Symposium, June 2018) demonstrate that the use of CDL varies from 0% to 20% across institutions and the use of any therapy more advanced than anticoagulation alone varies from 16% to 46%. Frequent reassessment is advised. Introduction e128 1. Comparison of two prognostic models for acute pulmonary embolism: clinical vs. right ventricular dysfunction-guided approach. A link to the “Copyright Permissions Request Form” appears in the second paragraph (https://www.heart.org/en/about-us/statements-and-policies/copyright-request-form). [Diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism : some reflections on the latest ESC guidelines]. Right ventricular enlargement on chest computed tomography: a predictor of early death in acute pulmonary embolism. Post-PE syndrome prediction and prevention. Hence, there is potential for dislodging thrombi distally, thus worsening ventilation/perfusion mismatch or precipitating acute RV failure resulting from sudden changes in RV afterload. Factors Related to Treatment Allocation to Consider Beyond Risk Stratification. The current literature reporting interventional therapies largely comprises small, single-arm trials with significant heterogeneity in patient presentation characteristics, techniques of procedural performance, and reporting of outcomes. Therapy and outcomes in massive pulmonary embolism from the Emergency Medicine Pulmonary Embolism in the Real World Registry. Ideally, high-risk PE studies would randomize patients to 2 active comparator therapies, with systemic thrombolytics (AHA Class IIa recommendation) being one of the comparators. Among the 566 patients treated in these studies, in-hospital nonintracranial major bleeding occurred in 33 patients (5.8%). Limited available data on large-bore thrombectomy devices have demonstrated instances of acute hemodynamic and respiratory collapse, as well as right-sided heart and PA injury. Current reported experience with this device is limited to 2 single-center case series totaling 24 patients.82,83 There were no instances of intraprocedural respiratory or hemodynamic decompensation in these 2 studies. Nonrandomized prospective studies of endovascular devices with prespecified performance goals for clinical effectiveness are reasonable for high-risk PE. Thrombectomy devices may carry a higher risk of intraprocedural complications than CDL. MAUDE: Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience. In all cases, the FDA designated the devices as class II. Chronic thromboembolic disease following pulmonary embolism: time for a fresh look at old clot. Anticoagulate with LMWH, IV/Sub-Q UFH, or fondaparinux (IA) Methods: ASH formed a multidisciplinary guideline panel balanced to minimize potential bias from … A copy of the document is available at https://professional.heart.org/statements by using either “Search for Guidelines & Statements” or the “Browse by Topic” area. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248603. However, the notion of rapid multidisciplinary care is not unique to PERT. eCollection 2021 Apr. Ultrasound reversibly disaggregates fibrin fibers. It is anticipated that more safety data will be available after completion of the ongoing prospective trial of the device (EXTRACT-PE). Incidence and risk factors of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Prevalence of congenital cardiovascular defects is relatively stable, with a trend toward improved outcomes. The information submitted by reporters has limitations, including the possibility of inaccurate or incomplete data. Galeano-Valle F, Ordieres-Ortega L, Oblitas CM, Del-Toro-Cervera J, Alvarez-Sala-Walther L, Demelo-Rodríguez P. Int J Mol Sci. Available data demonstrate the use of CDL in 10% to 20% of patients with intermediate-risk PE. Inability to anticoagulate may also preclude other catheter-based therapies, surgical embolectomy, or ECMO. Treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism with tenecteplase or placebo: cardiopulmonary outcomes at 3 months: multicenter double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. The Massachusetts General Hospital Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (MGH PERT): creation of a multidisciplinary program to improve care of patients with massive and submassive pulmonary embolism. 1. One instance of pulmonary hemorrhage has been reported in the literature with USAT,73 as well as 4 instances reported in the FDA MAUDE database (Table 6).74 The largest retrospective study of pulmonary hemorrhage associated with PA catheter placement for hemodynamic monitoring (n=32 422) identified an incidence of 0.03%.75 Although not widely reported in the literature, several aspects of the CDL procedure may predispose rare patients to experience this complication. Observational data support a role for active thrombus removal in patients with thrombus in transit, although this decision is also influenced by the size and nature of the thrombus and the severity of the initial PE. Eur Heart J. These devices are uniformly larger than infusion catheters, and their purpose is to engage and extract thrombus. Understanding the nature of the variation in the use of catheter-based procedures and how it affects treatments and outcomes of patients with PE is an important goal for future study. We found 3 total cases of hemodynamic compensation associated with CDL reported in the MAUDE database. No prospective data are available to guide therapy in such cases. Composite end points that include short-term safety (eg, bleeding) and effectiveness could also be used to achieve a more practical sample size, with the caveat that both effectiveness and bleeding may be higher in the interventional arm, leading to a dilution of the effect size. In summary, results of premarket evaluation studies for interventional devices thus far support effectiveness for surrogate end points: the short-term change in RV/LV ratio and reduction in PAPs. 1. To purchase additional reprints, call 843-216-2533 or e-mail kelle. Prospective evaluation of right ventricular function and functional status 6 months after acute submassive pulmonary embolism: frequency of persistent or subsequent elevation in estimated pulmonary artery pressure. 2014 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism. ESC guidelines 2014]. There were, however, 3 bleeding events: 1 intra-abdominal hemorrhage requiring coil embolization and 2 ICHs. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Early anticoagulation is associated with reduced mortality for acute pulmonary embolism. For invasive cardiovascular therapies, this has often, but not universally, taken the form of randomized controlled trials. Document Review and Approval e129 4. MAUDE is a searchable online database of medical device reports received by the FDA. It is uncertain which patients will develop CTEPH and whether immediate intervention prevents it. Contact Us. Two large-bore thrombectomy devices have been used to date for PE. With CDL, risks of hemodynamic decompensation triggered by rapid changes in RV afterload with passage of intrapulmonary wires and catheters exist, but the dearth of reported complications likely is a result of the small-bore nature of infusion catheters and the relative simplicity of wire and catheter navigation for placement. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. Careers. 4-12 mg of tPA for 2-6 hrs; 0.3-0.4 difference in RV/LV ratio Print 2020 Apr. The relative importance of these outcomes is an individual decision that varies across both clinicians and patients. Among those who remain hemodynamically stable, a careful assessment for factors that elevate risk of decompensation should be undertaken, including elevated PESI or simplified PESI score, severe PE-related functional impairment, and objective signs of severely diminished end-organ perfusion or stroke volume. Many patients have physical limitations long after the index PE. The updated guidelines on management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) were released on August 31, 2019, by the European Cardiology Society (ECS). Although procedural safety should also be monitored in such analyses, the tolerance for procedure-related complications is high given the high short-term mortality associated with anticoagulation alone. Circulation. Generation of this high-level evidence must be driven by other mechanisms via interested stakeholders, including charitable organizations, professional societies, industry, and public funding sources. Interventional therapies for acute pulmonary embolism: current status and principles for the development of novel evidence: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Most PE patients will not develop CTEPH. Data derived from Reza and Dudzinski,112 Carroll et al,122 and Sista et al.123. SEATTLE II (Submassive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism Treatment With Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis Therapy) 20. In current clinical practice, real-time multiphysician review of all cases is not universal in existing PERTs, many of which function as more traditional consultancy services. Factors associated with clinical deterioration shortly after PE. Aspiration thrombectomy for treatment of acute massive and submassive pulmonary embolism: initial single-center prospective experience. The weighted pooled proportion of major bleeding events is 4.3% with a 95% confidence interval of 1.1% to 7.5%. Both clinical trial and practice-based research designs may, in the future, be facilitated through a network of multidisciplinary collaborators associated with PERTs. In a meta-analysis of trials evaluating thrombolysis versus isolated anticoagulation, short-term mortality rates among patients treated with anticoagulation alone were <3%.18 In the largest randomized trial of systemic thrombolysis versus anticoagulation alone evaluating intermediate-risk PE, 7-day mortality in the anticoagulation alone group was 1.8%.46 Hence, anticoagulation alone prevents mortality for most patients with intermediate-risk PE. Venous thromboembolism in adult hospitalizations–United States, 2007–2009. It can also be caused by pulmonary hemorrhage resulting from PA rupture associated with the placement of CDL devices. Experience with rheolytic thrombectomy in PE is limited to case studies or series, with many patients treated with an adjunctive local thrombolytic. Eur Respir J. Eur Respir J. A multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team. These sample size estimates presume enrollment of patients who fall into the ESC intermediate-high–risk category (ie, the population studied in PEITHO).46 Modern mechanisms to overcome difficulties in enrollment in such a mega-trial include bayesian adaptive trial designs and embedding pragmatic randomized trials within a prospective registry.97,98 Enriching the population with additional markers of disease severity such as marked tachycardia, relative hypotension, severe functional limitation, serum lactate elevation, or elevated PESI score may reduce sample size (with the tradeoff of narrowing the enrollable population). Ideally, device safety would be evaluated in the context of randomized controlled trials by rates of non-ICH major bleeding, ICH, hemodynamic decompensation, pulmonary decompensation, and cardiopulmonary injury. Among patients with intermediate-risk PE, a careful assessment for factors that elevate risk of decompensation should be undertaken, including elevated PESI or simplified PESI score, severe PE-related functional impairment, and objective signs of severely diminished end-organ perfusion or stroke volume. Hemodynamic decompensation refers to an immediate need to initiate or escalate intravenous vasopressors, the initiation of mechanical circulatory support, or cardiac arrest. Expert peer review of AHA Scientific Statements is conducted at the AHA National Center. the Home Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (HoT-PE) trial. Echocardiographic and functional cardiopulmonary problems 6 months after first-time pulmonary embolism in previously healthy patients. 4,35,36,69,76,77 Ev/Trt indicates event/treatment; OPTALYSE-PE, A Randomized Trial of the Optimum Duration of Acoustic Pulse Thrombolysis Procedure in Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism; PERFECT, Pulmonary Embolism Response to Fragmentation, Embolectomy, and Catheter Thrombolysis; SEATTLE, A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multi-Center Trial of EKOSonic® Endovascular System and Activase for Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE); and ULTIMA, Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis of Pulmonary Embolism. Rates of iatrogenic pulmonary hemorrhage should also be documented. Level 1 evidence for the safety and effectiveness of interventional devices for PE will not be available before their widespread marketing. Each panel also has nonvoting members representing consumer and device manufacturing industry interests. Which nonhemodynamic clinical markers should promote intervention? The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Giri J, Sista AK, Weinberg I, Kearon C, Kumbhani DJ, Desai ND, Piazza G, Gladwin MT, Chatterjee S, Kobayashi T, Kabrhel C, Barnes GD; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; and Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia. 10. Medical device reports are submitted by both mandatory (manufacturers) and voluntary (physicians) reporters. The MAUDE database reported 3 cases of acute pulmonary hemorrhage associated with the FlowTriever device. Permissions: Multiple copies, modification, alteration, enhancement, and/or distribution of this document are not permitted without the express permission of the American Heart Association. Class I devices are defined as low risk because they “are not purported or represented to be of substantial importance in preventing impairment of human health” and they “do not present a potential unreasonable risk of illness or injury.” Class II devices are designated as moderate risk because of the availability of “sufficient information to establish special controls to provide a reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device.” These special controls may include “promulgation of performance standards, post-market surveillance, patient registries…and other appropriate actions as FDA deems necessary to provide such assurance [of safety and effectiveness].” The FDA examines these special controls to “provide adequate assurance of safety and effectiveness and describe how such controls provide such assurance.” Finally, class III devices “present a potential unreasonable risk of illness or injury” and cannot be classified into class II because “insufficient information exists to determine that the special controls described above would provide reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness.”107. Quality of life after pulmonary embolism: validation of the PEmb-QoL Questionnaire. Data on the influence of PERT on the use of catheter-directed embolectomy are limited. Catheter-based embolectomy represents an option for patients in this cohort with elevated bleeding risk, with the caveat that concerns for procedural hemodynamic or respiratory decompensation exist with these technologies.4,12,35 Finally, clinicians must also be aware that the presence of markers of poor prognosis does not necessarily equate to improved long-term clinical outcomes with reperfusion therapy.91. Bayesian randomized clinical trials: from fixed to adaptive design. Prognostic clinical prediction rules to identify a low-risk pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient-centric outcomes include objective measures of functional status and subjective patient-reported measures of QOL. Both the 6-minute walk distance and the New York Heart Association dyspnea class have been evaluated in several cohorts of patients with PE. Comparative rates of access-site major bleeding between CDL and large-bore thrombectomy are unknown. CTEPH, classified as World Health Organization group 4 pulmonary hypertension, is characterized by persistent macrovascular obstruction, pulmonary vasoconstriction, and a secondary small-vessel arteriopathy eventually resulting in right-sided heart failure.67 The incidence of CTEPH after an acute PE at 2 years has been identified as 2% to 5% in various observational cohorts.56,68 Although smaller studies suggested that systemic thrombolysis could reduce the risk of CTEPH,50,59 3-year follow-up data of a highly selected subset of patients from PEITHO demonstrated similar rates of CTEPH (2.1% versus 3.2%; P=0.79) in patients undergoing systemic thrombolysis compared with those receiving anticoagulation alone.47. Although indirect evidence supports lower rates of these complications with CDL than systemic thrombolysis, currently available data do not allow clear delineation of the expected rates of these complications and whether they truly have a lower expected frequency than that associated with systemic thrombolysis. No robust data exist demonstrating superior clinical outcomes for hospitals using a PERT program compared with hospitals with usual care for patients with acute PE. Perfusion defects after pulmonary embolism: risk factors and clinical significance. Procedural safety of the devices has not been evaluated in a significant number of patients with high-risk PE. Similarly, a minority of patients demonstrate persistent clinical signs of their incident PE months to years after diagnosis, including persistent lung perfusion defects and abnormal echocardiographic findings without frank pulmonary hypertension. The AngioVac device: understanding the failures on the road to success. Typically, a PERT is activated by a clinical care team after a clinically significant PE is diagnosed.2,115 Original descriptions of PERT focus on members of the PERT, representing different specialties that review the case in real time and provide a consensus recommendation to the care team. A 1000-bed hospital may expect 10 to 15 high-risk PEs per year, and only a minority of these patients would likely enroll in an interventional study of PE therapy. Although not part of the formal risk stratification schemes based on hemodynamic criteria, deteriorating respiratory status may prompt an immediate intervention. Complementary prospective registries should be encouraged to actively survey harms associated with relatively rare events. The largest systematic review of AngioVac use (n=57) for various indications, including iliocaval thrombus, right atrial thrombus, and PE, described access-site hematomas in 6 patients, a fatal retroperitoneal bleed in 1 patient, and 1 case of ICH.81. However, the FDA can rely on recommendations drafted by classification panels to assist in appropriate designations. Clearance was based on clinical studies evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the devices for the treatment of PE, with assurance of effectiveness being demonstrated by short-term changes in the RV/LV ratio and safety based on results of single-arm 100- to 150-patient studies reviewed earlier in this document. Research into the comparative effectiveness of these devices and interventions may take the form of clinical trials or observational outcomes research and cost-effectiveness studies. Efficacy and safety of low dose recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for the treatment of acute pulmonary thromboembolism: a randomized, multicenter, controlled trial. 2020 Jan 21;41(4):543-603. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz405. The regulatory pathway strongly influences novel device development and evaluation. Task Force on Pulmonary Embolism, European Society of Cardiology. CPET indicates cardiopulmonary exercise test; CTA, computed tomographic angiography; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure; PE, pulmonary embolism; PEmb-QOL, Pulmonary Embolism Quality of Life; QOL, quality-of-life; RV/LV, right ventricular/left ventricular; SF-36, Short Form-36; ULTIMA, Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis of Pulmonary Embolism; Vo2max, maximum oxygen consumption; and V/Q, ventilation/perfusion. Catheter-directed therapy for the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism: systematic review and meta-analysis of modern techniques. The impact of right ventricular dysfunction on the prognosis and therapy of normotensive patients with pulmonary embolism. The most commonly reported complications with isolated CDL involve bleeding. 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