Role of Intravascular Ultrasound in Pulmonary Embolism Patients Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Systematic Review

R Desai, M Raval, KS Adompreh-Fia, JS Nagarajan… - Tomography, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Traditionally, mechanical thrombectomy performed for pulmonary embolism
(PE) necessitates the utilization of iodinated contrast. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has …

Society of interventional radiology position statement on the endovascular management of acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis

S Vedantham, KR Desai, I Weinberg, W Marston… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To establish the updated position of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
on the endovascular management of acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) …

Cutting-Edge Techniques and Drugs for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

L Falsetti, E Guerrieri, V Zaccone, G Viticchi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening condition requiring prompt
diagnosis and treatment. Recent advances have led to the development of newer …

[PDF][PDF] Implementation of a regional multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team: PERT-POZ initial 1-year experience

S Sławek-Szmyt, S Jankiewicz… - Kardiologia Polska …, 2020 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common potentially life‑threatening
cardiovascular disease. A new approach of pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) …

Acute pulmonary embolism with coexisting right heart thrombi in transit—surgical treatment of 20 consecutive patients

D Zieliński, M Zygier, W Dyk, R Wojdyga… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The presence of right heart thrombi in transit (RHTiT) in the setting of acute
pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with high mortality. The optimal management in …

Endovascular Treatment of Right Heart Masses Utilizing the AngioVac System: A 6‐Year Single‐Center Observational Study

A Katapadi, L Richards, W Fischer… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To describe our institution's experience with the AngioVac system. Background.
Intracardiac and intravascular masses previously required surgical excision, but now, there …

Clinical efficacy of percutaneous vegetectomy in tricuspid and right-heart indwelling device infective endocarditis

J Scantland, J Hendrix, A Schmitz, T Casciani… - Angiology, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Several studies have analyzed the efficacy of AngioVac for percutaneous intracardiac
vegetectomy, but impact on surgical candidacy or clinical efficacy for infectious endocarditis …

[HTML][HTML] Angiovac aspiration of right atrial cardiac pacemaker lead-associated thrombus with concurrent PE under fluoroscopic and transesophageal …

T Yu, EH Yang, M Ranade - Clinical Imaging, 2022 - Elsevier
In the US, pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cause of cardiovascular death. Right
heart thrombus (RHT) occurs in approximately 4% of patients with PE, and when concurrent …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the complications and causes of failure of the AngioVac system: a post-marketing surveillance from the MAUDE database

C Dandu, SM Alamzaib, D Patel, R Naughton, A Polina… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Aspiration thrombectomy devices, such as the AngioVac, allow the removal of
thrombus, especially in patients with contraindications to anticoagulation use. The AngioVac …

A meta-analysis of outcomes of aspiration thrombectomy for high and intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism

H Khandait, M Hanif, A Ramadan, AM Attia… - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Aspiration thrombectomy has gained popularity in patients with massive and
sub-massive pulmonary embolism (PE) and having contraindications to thrombolysis …