Catheter-directed therapy for submassive pulmonary embolism after unsuccessful systemic thrombolysis
Catheter-directed therapy (CDT) has emerged as an important treatment for pulmonary embolism (PE). We present a patient with life-threatening submassive PE with transient hypotension, progressive right ventricular dysfunction, and respiratory failure who failed anticoagulation and had little improve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Pulmonary Circulation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2045893217736262 |
| Summary: | Catheter-directed therapy (CDT) has emerged as an important treatment for pulmonary embolism (PE). We present a patient with life-threatening submassive PE with transient hypotension, progressive right ventricular dysfunction, and respiratory failure who failed anticoagulation and had little improvement with systemic thrombolysis, but responded well to catheter-directed therapy. |
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| ISSN: | 2045-8940 |