Background For patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the prognostic
significance of concomitant right heart thrombi (RHT) lacks clarity. Methods We performed a …

OBJECTIVE. The aim of our study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy achieved using
different MR techniques with the diagnostic accuracy achieved using transthoracic and …

Objectives To describe the first single center experience with a novel aspiration
thrombectomy device. Background The appearance of inferior vena cava or right‐sided …

Background Little is known about the optimal management of impending paradoxical
embolism (IPDE), a biatrial thromboembolus caught in transit across a patent foramen ovale …

The objective was to compare the efficacy of treatment options for right heart thrombi (RHT)
in transit. All published reports between 1992 and 2013 were identified and pooled. We …

In view of the importance of pulmonary embolectomy as a possible treatment option in highly
compromised patients with acute pulmonary embolism, a systematic review of immediate …

There is a lack of comprehensive data on the prevalence, predictors and prognostic
significance of right heart thrombi (RHT) in pulmonary embolism. In this study of patients with …

Background: Mobile right heart thrombi (MRHT) are uncommon but their true prevalence is
unknown. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of MRHT by a systemic use of …

Background Physicians treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are faced with difficult
management decisions while specific guidance from recent guidelines may be absent …

BACKGROUND: Thrombus straddling the patent foramen ovale (TSFO) is a rare event. It
occurs in the presence of pulmonary embolism and can be responsible for paradoxical …