Management of Pulmonary Embolism with Rheolytic Thrombectomy

oleh: Lisa Ferrigno, Robert Bloch, Judson Threlkeld, Thomas Demlow, Raman Kansal, Riyad Karmy-Jones

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2011-01-01

Deskripsi

BACKGROUND: Catheter thrombectomy combining thrombus destruction with local thrombolysis has been used in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who are unstable or have significant right heart dysfunction, but have contraindications to systemic thrombolytic therapy.