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- Title
Mechanical Thrombectomy in Pulmonary Embolism Associated with COVID-19: A "Clotography" Gallery.
- Authors
Balanescu, Dinu V.; Kado, Herman S.; Mertens, Amy; Chand, Rajat; Savin, Michael; McNally, Vicki; Bowers, Terry R.
- Abstract
Venous thromboembolism from a "thrombotic storm"–like syndrome is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with active or "recovered" COVID-19. Patients should be risk-stratified, optimally by a pulmonary embolism (PE) response team (PERT), and considered for escalation of care if found with intermediate or high-risk PE. We present a series of patients with COVID-19-associated PE and thrombotic storm with D-dimer >10 000 ng/mL who underwent successful mechanical thrombectomy for intermediate to high-risk PE. All patients had immediate improvement in hemodynamics and large amounts of thrombi were retrieved.
- Subjects
CAUSES of death; PULMONARY embolism; COVID-19; VEINS; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASES; VEIN surgery; TREATMENT effectiveness; RISK assessment; EMBOLISMS; VASCULAR surgery; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; HEMODYNAMICS; FIBRIN fibrinogen degradation products; DISEASE risk factors; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2021, Vol 55, Issue 8, p903
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15385744211037600