Randomized, controlled trial of ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism

N Kucher, P Boekstegers, OJ Müller, C Kupatt… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
… In patients with pulmonary embolism at intermediate risk, a standardized USAT regimen
was superior to anticoagulation with heparin alone in reversing RV dilatation at 24 hours, …

Increased sensitivity of focused cardiac ultrasound for pulmonary embolism in emergency department patients with abnormal vital signs

JI Daley, KH Dwyer, Z Grunwald… - Academic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
embolism in this patient population. Our results suggest that focused cardiac ultrasound can
be … evaluation of ED patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and abnormal vital signs. …

Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

M Righini, H Robert-Ebadi, G Le Gal - La Presse Médicale, 2015 - Elsevier
… In a randomized trial comparing two strategies for diagnosing PE, with and without venous
compression ultrasonography, performing systematic ultrasound in patients with an elevated …

Ultrasound accelerated thrombolysis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and proportion meta-analysis

A Mostafa, A Briasoulis… - International …, 2016 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
… 11 studies of ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis in patients with pulmonary embolism. The …
These studies enrolled 523 patients that received UAT for treatment of PE with an average …

Ultrasound-assisted versus conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute pulmonary embolism: a multicenter comparison of patient-centered outcomes

G Rao, H Xu, JJ Wang, A Galmer, J Giri… - Vascular …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis (USAT) are novel treatment modalities for patients presenting
with acute pulmonary embolism … (QOL) outcomes for patients undergoing either treatment …

… in pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular function after ultrasound‐accelerated catheter‐directed thrombolysis for the treatment of pulmonary embolism

M Dumantepe, I Uyar, B Teymen… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-accelerated catheter-directed thrombolysis (UACDT)
in the treatment of patients with massive and submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). …

The diagnostic role of lung ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in pulmonary embolism

A Boccatonda, L Andreetto, S Vicari… - … in Thrombosis and …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
… angiography: an over-utilized imaging modality in hospitalized patients with suspected
pulmonary embolism. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2013; 3 (01) 20240 …

Diagnostic pathways in acute pulmonary embolism: recommendations of the PIOPED II investigators

PD Stein, PK Woodard, JG Weg, TW Wakefield… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
… of all patients with suspected pulmonary embolism according to … can safely exclude pulmonary
embolism in many patients. If … to exclude pulmonary embolism, a venous ultrasound may …

Transthoracic ultrasound of lung and pleura in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a novel non-invasive bedside approach

A Reissig, C Kroegel - Respiration, 2003 - karger.com
… of recurrence of PE in untreated patients one study showed fatal pulmonary embolism in 5%
and recurrent non-fatal PE in a further 5% of untreated patients within 3 months of the initial …

Diagnosis and management of isolated subsegmental pulmonary embolism: review and assessment of the options

PD Stein, LR Goodman, RD Hull… - Clinical and Applied …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
… Based on autopsy data showing that on average, 92% of patientsultrasound would seem
to be limited. Pooled data with compression ultrasound of the proximal deep veins in patients