@Article{Pietrasik2021,
journal="Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej",
issn="1734-9338",
volume="17",
number="2",
year="2021",
title="Hybrid treatment of massive pulmonary embolism by catheter-directed and surgical embolectomy",
abstract="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.",
author="Pietrasik, Arkadiusz
and Gąsecka, Aleksandra
and Leśniewski, Mateusz
and Zieliński, Dariusz
and Darocha, Szymon
and Kurzyna, Marcin",
pages="236--238",
doi="10.5114/aic.2021.107512",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aic.2021.107512"
}