Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the leading cause of in-hospital death and the
third most frequent cause of cardiovascular death. The clinical presentation of PE is variable …

Treatment of large, fresh thrombi in the vascular system can be challenging. AngioVac, a
cardiopulmonary pump system, has been used to remove large thrombi and even some …

The AngioVac system was invented in 2012 and was originally designed for the removal of
thrombi from the venous system. It has been successfully used in the management of …

Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is common, and it is the third leading cause of
cardiovascular death. The management of patients with high-risk PE generally consists of …

Background Traditionally, iodinated contrast is utilized during catheter-based mechanical
thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism (PE). Recently, there have been disruptive contrast …

Background Mechanical thrombectomy has been shown to reduce thrombus burden and
pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and to improve right ventricular (RV) function in patients …

Right heart thrombus is a challenging high mortality disease typically seen in the setting of
pulmonary embolism. Traditional treatments have included anticoagulation, thrombolysis …

We report the case of a 73-year-old male patient who first presented for cardiology
consultation after transient ischemic attack. No pre-existing conditions, other than …

Right heart thrombi (RHT) continues to pose a clinical dilemma for multiple specialties and is
especially concerning when present with concomitant pulmonary embolism (PE). Patients …

Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) associated with hemodynamic instability has
exceedingly high mortality. We describe our experience using percutaneous mechanical …