Abstract

PURPOSE: The standard medical management for patients in extremis from massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is systemic thrombolysis, but the utility of this treatment relative to catheter-directed intervention (CDI) is unknown. We evaluated the effectiveness of CDI (embolectomy, fragmentation, ± thrombolysis) used as part of a treatment algorithm for life-threatening pulmonary embolism.

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