Pulmonary embolism is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death. Novel percutaneous
catheter-based thrombectomy techniques are rapidly becoming popular in high-risk …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate if oxygen could unload the right ventricle and improve right
ventricle function in a porcine model mimicking intermediate-high risk acute pulmonary …

Background The haemodynamic response following acute, intermediate-risk pulmonary
embolism is not well described. We aimed to describe the cardiovascular changes in the …

Pressure-volume (PV) loop recording enables the state-of-the-art investigation of load-
independent variables of ventricular performance. Uni-ventricular evaluation is often …

Background To investigate if acute pulmonary vasodilation by sildenafil improves right
ventricular function in patients with acute intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism (PE) …

Background Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) induces ventilation-perfusion mismatch and
hypoxia and increases pulmonary pressure and right ventricular (RV) afterload, entailing …

Background: Data regarding the mortality trends in pulmonary embolism (PE)-related
mortality in patients with concomitant pulmonary hypertension (PH) are lacking. We …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the contribution of mechanical obstruction and pulmonary
vasoconstriction to pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) …

-JRR Tolkien An all-too-familiar refrain in the venous thromboembolism literature is the need
for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to define clinical pathways for acute pulmonary …

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is the release of bone marrow components into blood
vessels, which can occur after long bones or pelvis fracture and can cause severe …