Pulmonary embolism

Use of the STEMI Team for Treatment of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Pilot Study

01/31/2019

Leonardo C. Clavijo , MD, PhD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

Stuart Swadron , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Michael R. Kendall , MD;

Anilkumar K. Mehra , MD;

Antotreas Hindoyan , MD;

The aim of the Code PE protocol was to: (1) rapidly identify patients with massive and submassive PE; and (2) triage appropriate patients directly to the CCL for endovascular treatment.

The aim of the Code PE protocol...

01/31/2019

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Very Low Dose and Shorter Duration Catheter-Directed Thrombolytic Therapy Proves to be Safe and Effective for Pulmonary Embolism

10/02/2017

Victor F. Tapson , MD;

Results from OPTALYSE PE (OPtimum Duration and Dose of r-tPA with the Acoustic Pulse ThromboLYSis ProcEdure for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism) demonstrate that even lower doses of tPA and shorter treatment durations are safe and effective for...

Results from OPTALYSE PE...

10/02/2017

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Case Report

Acute Treatment of a Saddle Embolism With the EKOS Catheter When Systemic Lysis is Contraindicated

09/06/2017

Senthil Thambidorai , MD, FHRS;

Iyamu Ikpinmwosa , MD;

Ranjit Nair , MD;

Mark Chou , DO;

Belemo Ekpete , DO;

We present a case where the EKOS catheter is utilized in the acute setting for an individual with a contraindication for systemic thrombolysis.

We present a case where the EKOS...

09/06/2017

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Case Report

Rapid Removal of Pulmonary Emboli and Subsequent Reversal of Right Ventricular Dysfunction Using the FlowTriever Retrieval/Aspiration System

02/07/2017

Tod C. Engelhardt , MD, FACS;

The current case report demonstrated that the FlowTriever System provided an effective means of removing emboli and reversing compromised hemodynamics without any complication in a submassive PE patient.

The current case report...

02/07/2017

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Paving the Way to Ultrasound-Accelerated Endovascular Thrombolysis: One Hospital’s Experience

03/03/2016

Amir R. Piracha , MD;

Currently, our interventional pulmonologist and three interventional cardiologists perform the EKOS procedure. Our goal is to train all our interventional cardiologists taking STEMI calls to do USATs for PE.

Currently, our interventional...

03/03/2016

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Clot Busters: The Pulmonary Embolism Program at Detroit Medical Center

01/07/2016

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

We formatted a program specifically to counteract submassive and massive PE.

We formatted a program...

01/07/2016

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SEATTLE II: Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

11/02/2015

Gregory Piazza , MD, MS;

SEATTLE II was a prospective, single-arm, multi-center trial of the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EKOS Corporation) used with alteplase, a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), for treatment of acute pulmonary embolism.

SEATTLE II was a prospective,...

11/02/2015

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