Safety and efficacy of catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) in elderly with pulmonary embolism (PE).
Eneida HarrisonJin Sun KimVladimir LakhterKa U LioRami AlashramHuaqing ZhaoRohit GuptaMaulin PatelJames HarrisonJoseph PanaroKerry MohrienRiyaz BashirGary CohenGerard CrinerParth RaliPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2021)
In this observational study using propensity score-matched analysis, we found that patients >65 years who were treated with CDT for management of acute PE had similar mortality and LOS compared with those treated with AC. Further studies are required to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- newly diagnosed
- inferior vena cava
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- cross sectional
- acute ischemic stroke
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- hepatitis b virus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- community dwelling