Catheter-directed therapy for submassive pulmonary embolism after unsuccessful systemic thrombolysis. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dong, Chang; Jiang, Shufen; Ji, Donghua; Ji, Yingqun; Zhang, Zhonghe
• Is Part Of: Pulmonary circulation. Volume 8:Number 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: submassive pulmonary embolism -- catheter-directed therapy -- systemic thrombolysis -- anticoagulation; Pulmonary circulation -- Periodicals; Pulmonary circulation; Electronic journals -- Sciences; Periodicals; 616.24005
• DOI: 10.1177/2045893217736262
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-8932

Abstract

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.