Percutaneous Pulmonary Thrombectomy Beyond Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Removing Organized Thrombus in Subacute Massive Pulmonary Embolism

J Endovasc Ther. 2024 Feb 22:15266028241233994. doi: 10.1177/15266028241233994. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Daniel Tébar Márquez¹, Alfonso Jurado-Román¹, Guillermo Galeote¹, Santiago Jiménez-Valero¹, Andoni García Muñoz², Alicia Lorenzo Hernández³, María Angélica Rivera Núñez⁴, Sergio Alcolea Batres⁵, Raúl Moreno¹

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
² Intensive Care Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
³ Thromboembolic Disease Unit, Internal Medicine, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
⁴ Emergency Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
⁵ Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, Respiratory Medicine Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 38385241
DOI: 10.1177/15266028241233994

Abstract

Mechanical thrombectomy using a thromboaspiration catheter can be an effective alternative in the treatment of subacute pulmonary embolism.

Keywords: percutaneous pulmonary thrombectomy; pulmonary embolism; subacute pulmonary embolism; thromboaspiration catheter; thrombus.