Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism

A New Paradigm in the Management of Massive and Submassive ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a common condition with high morbidity and mortality. Most cases are treated with systemic anticoagulation alone ...

Should Systemic Lytic Therapy Be Used for Submassive Pulmonary ...

The outcome of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) depends on both the severity of the PE (clot burden) and the presence and severity of preexisting ...

Management of massive and submassive PE | Surgical Focus

A discussion this week included the management of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). Reference: Aggarwal V, et al. Acute ...

Clinical outcomes of acute pulmonary embolectomy as the first-line ...

Operative mortalities occurred in 3 massive PE patients, and no mortality occurred in submassive PE patients. The overall SPE mortality rate was ...

The implementation of a pulmonary embolism response team in the ...

Massive and submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) can be life-threatening. Treatment options include anticoagulation, fibrinolysis, catheter-directed or open ...

Role of surgical embolectomy in the management of acute massive ...

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a life-threatening condition despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Treatment ...

Bilateral Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for an Acute Bilateral ...

Morbidity and mortality after massive and submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) is related to the magnitude of right heart dysfunction. Currently, for massive PE, ...

When should we involve interventional radiology in the ...

A meta-analysis that included 2057 patients with acute PE showed that thrombolytic therapy was associated with a significant reduction of overall mortality (OR ...

Differences in the Clinical Course of Acute Massive and Submassive ...

he frequency of diagnosing acute pulmonary embol- ism (PE) in Japan has increased with the advances in diagnostic modalities,1 but mortality has.

Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on Catheter ...

The study (18) concluded that CDT improves clinical outcomes. (RV strain, pulmonary artery pressure) in patients with acute submassive and massive PE. There ...

Percutaneous treatment options for acute pulmonary embolism

Clinical manifestations of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) vary, ranging from incidentally diagnosed PE without apparent symptoms to obstructive shock with ...

Rationale for catheter directed therapy in pulmonary embolism - Naidu

Several endovascular techniques exist for CDT in the acute setting for massive PE. One is the use of maceration to disrupt the thrombus in the proximal ...

Management dilemmas in acute pulmonary embolism | Thorax

Suggested approach: In submassive PE we would not routinely administer thrombolysis. PESI score and the presence or absence of single or multiple poor ...

Management of Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism ...

The goal is to provide practical advice to enable the busy clinician to optimize the management of patients with these severe manifestations of VTE, ...

Medline ® Abstract for Reference 12 of 'Treatment, prognosis, and ...

Management of submassive and massive PE often involves clinicians from multiple specialties, which can potentially delay the development of a unified treatment ...

Long-term mortality after massive, submassive, and low-risk ...

Guidelines for management of normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) emphasize further risk stratification on the basis of ...

Mortality Risk in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Among low-risk, submassive, and massive PE, in-hospital mortality (0.9%, 3.4% and 20%, respectively) and 30-day mortality (1.7%, 5.0%, and ...

Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Practice Essentials, Background, Anatomy

Pulmonary emboli usually arise from thrombi that originate in the deep venous system of the lower extremities; however, they rarely also ...

Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: Experience With an ...

The role of catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy (CDMT) for the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism (MPE) and submassive pulmonary ...

What data are available for systemic tenecteplase in submassive ...

Pulmonary embolism may be classified as low risk, intermediate risk (submassive), or high risk (massive) depending on the severity of illness on ...