Diagnosis, treatment and follow up of acute pulmonary embolism: consensus practice from the PERT consortium

B Rivera-Lebron, M McDaniel, K Ahrar… - Clinical and Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition and a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality. There have been many advances in the field of PE in the last few years …

Interventional therapies for acute pulmonary embolism: current status and principles for the development of novel evidence: a scientific statement from the American …

J Giri, AK Sista, I Weinberg, C Kearon, DJ Kumbhani… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality.
The technological landscape for management of acute intermediate-and high-risk PE is …

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism

Q Hao, BR Dong, J Yue, T Wu… - Cochrane database of …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Thrombolytic therapy is usually reserved for patients with clinically serious or
massive pulmonary embolism (PE). Evidence suggests that thrombolytic agents may …

Early use of echocardiography in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: findings from the RIETE registry

B Bikdeli, JL Lobo, D Jiménez, P Green… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is often considered for risk stratification
of patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). We sought to determine the contemporary …

Prognostic value of right ventricular dilatation in patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism

B Côté, D Jiménez, B Planquette… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The prognosis of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) assessed right ventricular
dilatation (RVD) is unclear in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and a simplified …

[HTML][HTML] A proposed approach for the management of clot-in-transit

AN Patel, RJ Amrutiya, BN Manvar - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Clot-in-transit (CIT) is defined as a mobile echogenic material in the right atrium or
ventricle as observed on ultrasound. A right heart free-floating thrombus is unusual when …

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism

Z Zuo, J Yue, BR Dong, T Wu, GJ Liu… - Cochrane Database of …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Thrombolytic therapy is usually reserved for people with clinically serious or
massive pulmonary embolism (PE). Evidence suggests that thrombolytic agents may …

[HTML][HTML] Right ventricular thrombus in transit: raising the stakes in the management of pulmonary embolism

E Lai, S Alishetti, JM Wong, L Delic, G Egrie… - CASE, 2019 - Elsevier
Discussion Right heart thrombus is an uncommon condition that is found in about 4% of
patients with pulmonary emboli. 1, 2 It is often found in transit, originating from a systemic …

Acute pulmonary embolism with coexisting right heart thrombi in transit—surgical treatment of 20 consecutive patients

D Zieliński, M Zygier, W Dyk, R Wojdyga… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The presence of right heart thrombi in transit (RHTiT) in the setting of acute
pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with high mortality. The optimal management in …

[HTML][HTML] Risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism

Y Brailovsky, S Allen, D Masic, D Lakhter… - … Treatment Options in …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of review Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a heterogeneous disease process
whose presentation varies widely between individuals who are asymptomatic, develop …