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Local Ultrasound-Facilitated Thrombolysis in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: First Dutch Experience.

Maria A de WinterEinar A HartDaniel A F van den HeuvelAdriaan MoelkerRutger J LelyKarin A H KaasjagerPieter R StellaSteven A J ChamuleauAdriaan O KraaijeveldMathilde Nijkeuter
Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2019)
This study was the first to describe characteristics and outcomes after USAT in a study population of patients with high-risk PE only, an understudied population. Although USAT is considered a relatively safe treatment option, our results illustrate that at least caution is needed in critically ill patients with high-risk PE. Further research in patients with high-risk PE is warranted to guide patient selection.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary embolism
  • inferior vena cava
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • ultrasound guided
  • smoking cessation