Retrograde Pulmonary Embolectomy in 11 Patients
| Autor: | Reza Mollazadeh, Mohammad Ali Ostovan, Alireza Abdi Ardekani, Khalil Zarrabi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Embolectomy Severity of Illness Index Pulmonary vein Cohort Studies Internal medicine medicine.artery Humans Medicine Prospective Studies Thrombus Aged Probability Lung business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Survival Analysis Surgery Perfusion Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Pulmonary Veins Ventricle Circulatory system Pulmonary artery Cardiology Female Pulmonary Embolism Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography Spiral Computed Echocardiography Transesophageal Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 85:1471-1472 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| Popis: | Eleven consecutive patients who had received diagnosis of massive and submassive pulmonary emboli underwent operations. After performing conventional pulmonary embolectomy, we tried to evacuate the impacted thrombus from the minor branches with the retrograde pulmonary vein perfusion. The combined amount of the removed clot was much more than that removed with the antegrade technique (p = 0.001). Postoperative echocardiography showed a significant decrease in systolic pulmonary artery pressure and right to left ventricle dimensions (p = 0.008 and 0.007, respectively). Although the results should not be excessively interpreted, this technique seems to be effective in removing the distal thrombi. |
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