Often relegated to the second or third tier of treatment options, surgical management of patients with massive or high-risk submassive acute pulmonary embolism (PE)—either with embolectomy or ...

A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests surgery be considered for more people with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). The statement, published today in the American Heart ...

“I was pleasantly surprised that the endoportal technology provided a level of control similar to what I experience in an open surgical embolectomy, with the added ability to directly access a much ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence suggests that high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism can benefit from surgical management, ...

Open surgical pulmonary embolectomy was almost discarded 20 years ago, but when performed quickly—as opposed to the old "watch-and-wait" approach—in the right patients, the operation is appropriate ...

Considering surgery earlier may help improve survival for patients with acute high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), the American Heart Association (AHA) concludes in a new scientific statement. "Modern ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Cardiothoracic surgeons should be involved earlier in the treatment process for patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) in order to potentially improve outcomes, according to a ...

A new American Heart Association scientific statement presents evidence that more high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) may benefit from surgical management. Refined definitions of risk ...

It was with these considerations in mind that we undertook to examine our own experience with arterial emboli to determine what place, if any, the operation of embolectomy should play in the therapy ...

Endovascular thrombectomy is a surgical procedure involving the removal of a clot from a blood vessel. Surgeons use a catheter device, and is intended to restore the normal blood flow. Embolism is a ...

We conducted a study of patients with acute pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension or right ventricular dysfunction but without arterial hypotension or shock. The patients were randomly ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Black individuals in the U.S. face a disproportionate burden of hospitalization from pulmonary embolism (PE), yet are less likely to receive advanced therapies for PE, a large analysis ...