Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis

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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, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Principal Investigator, OPTALYSE PE

Results from a new study have moved the interventional pulmonary embolism field even further ahead by demonstrating significant improvement in right-heart strain with lower doses of tPA, making ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis even safer.

Victor F. Tapson, MD, Professor of Me...

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

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

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

09/06/2017

Mark Chou, DO, Belemo Ekpete, DO, Senthil Thambidorai, MD, Iyamu Ikponmwosa, MD,
Ranjit Nair, MD, Medical City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas

Mark Chou, DO, Belemo Ekpete, DO, Sen...

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

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Successful Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis of Acutely Occluded Right Aorto-Femoral Gore-Tex Bypass Graft

11/02/2016

Joji Varghese, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and David Carlson, MD
Cardiology Consultants, Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas

Joji Varghese, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and D...

Here, we present a patient who had an acute thrombotic occlusion of the right aorto-femoral bypass (Gore-Tex, Gore Medical) graft, following an endovascular infra-renal aortic stent placement, treated with Ekos thrombolytic therapy.

Here, we present a patient who...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens: A Complication of Filter Use in the Inferior Vena Cava, Successfully Treated With Ultrasound-Assisted, Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis

09/05/2016

Sana Salam¹, Hassan Hashmi, MD², David Toups, MD², Sohail Khan, MD², FACC, FSCAI

Sana Salam1, Hassan Hashmi, MD2, Davi...

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a severe form of deep vein thrombosis characterized by swelling, pain, and bluish discoloration.

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a...

09/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest