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Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej
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2/2021
vol. 17
 
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Hybrid treatment of massive pulmonary embolism by catheter-directed and surgical embolectomy

Arkadiusz Pietrasik
1
,
Aleksandra Gąsecka
1
,
Mateusz Leśniewski
1
,
Dariusz Zieliński
2
,
Szymon Darocha
3
,
Marcin Kurzyna
3

1.
1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
2.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medicover Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
3.
Department of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases and Cardiology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, European Health Centre Otwock, Poland
Adv Interv Cardiol 2021; 17, 2 (64): 236–238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2021.107512
Online publish date: 2021/07/09
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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening disease, responsible for up to 300 000 deaths annually in the US, ranking among the leading causes of cardiovascular mortality [1]. Systemic thrombolytic therapy is recommended for patients with high-risk PE [2]. Yet, thrombolysis is contraindicated or has failed in numerous patients. Surgical or percutaneous catheter-directed therapies are alternative treatment options. We present a case of massive pulmonary embolism in a patient with high-risk PE, visualized during pulmonary angiography and extracted en bloc by surgical embolectomy.
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