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A 56-year-old man presents with sudden onset dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain following a long-haul flight. He is tachycardic (110 bpm) with oxygen saturations of 93% on air and a Wells score suggestive of high probability pulmonary embolism. He is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

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