Interventional Reperfusion Strategies for Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Draxler, Dominik F; Stortecky, Stefan (2021). Interventional Reperfusion Strategies for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Praxis, 110(13), pp. 743-751. Hogrefe 10.1024/1661-8157/a003737

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Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is a common, potentially life-threatening cardiovascular emergency, and represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality after myocardial infarction and stroke. Risk stratification is important to guide the management of APE, as an early reperfusion strategy is associated with improved clinical outcomes in specific high-risk conditions. Pulmonary artery reperfusion is commonly achieved by systemic intravenous administration of thrombolytic drugs, but catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDThr) and interventional techniques of catheter-based embolectomy provide novel therapeutic approaches with an improved risk-benefit ratio. Future trials will help to determine when to use these different devices in massive or sub-massive APE, and which patient population is likely to benefit from interventional treatment.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology

UniBE Contributor:

Stortecky, Stefan

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1661-8157

Publisher:

Hogrefe

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nadia Biscozzo

Date Deposited:

21 Jan 2022 11:11

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:59

Publisher DOI:

10.1024/1661-8157/a003737

PubMed ID:

34583542

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Embolektomie Embolie pulmonaire Lungenembolie Pulmonary embolism catheter-directed treatment embolectomie embolectomy kathetergestützte Therapie traitement dirigé par cathéter

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/163287

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/163287

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