| Autor: |
Engelberger, Rolf P., Kucher, Nils |
| Zdroj: |
European Heart Journal; Mar2014, Vol. 35 Issue 12, p758-764, 7p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart |
| Abstrakt: |
Pulmonary embolism remains a common and potentially life-threatening disease. For patients with intermediate- and high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-based revascularization therapy has emerged as potential alternative to systemic thrombolysis or surgical embolectomy. Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis is a contemporary catheter-based technique and is the focus of the present review. Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis is more effective in reversing right ventricular dysfunction and dilatation in comparison with anticoagulation alone in patients at intermediate risk. However, a direct comparison of ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis with systemic thrombolysis or surgical thrombectomy is not available. Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis with initial intrapulmonary thrombolytic bolus may also be effective in high-risk patients, but evidence from randomized trials is not available. This review summarizes current data on ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis for acute pulmonary embolism. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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