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Ultrasound Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A
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Mangi MA
; Rehman H
; Bansal V
; Zuberi O
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2017[Jul]; 9
(7
): e1492
PMID28944131
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Pulmonary embolism continues as a very common and also presumably
life-threatening disorder. For affected individuals with intermediate- as well as
high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-based revascularization procedures have
developed a possible substitute for systemic thrombolysis or for surgical
embolectomy. Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis is an innovative
catheter-based approach; which is the main purpose of the present review article.
Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis is much more efficacious in
reversing right ventricular dysfunction as well as dilatation in comparison to
anticoagulation alone in individuals at intermediate risk. However, a direct
comparison of ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis with systemic thrombolysis or
surgical thrombectomy is not available. Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis with
early intrapulmonary thrombolytic bolus could also be successful in high-risk
patients, but unfortunately, data from randomized trials is limited. This review
article recapitulates existing information on ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis
for acute pulmonary embolism.