The Role of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient With Unilateral Lung Transplant and Atrial Septal Defect.

Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy could be safely utilized to treat patients with lung transplant and acute massive or submassive pulmonary embolism. However, safely of mechanical thrombectomy should be determined in case-based scenarios and based on time interval from transplantation to when the thrombectomy is required.