2022
Right heart thrombi (RHT) and clot in transit with concomitant PE management: Approach and considerations
Khosla A, Mojibian H, Assi R, Tantawy H, Singh I, Pollak J. Right heart thrombi (RHT) and clot in transit with concomitant PE management: Approach and considerations. Pulmonary Circulation 2022, 12: e12080. PMID: 35514771, PMCID: PMC9063956, DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight heart thrombusConcomitant pulmonary embolismPulmonary embolismHeart thrombusTreatment strategiesLimited clinical dataMultiple treatment strategiesMultiple medical specialtiesSystemic thrombolysisSurgical therapyExact incidenceRisk stratificationPoor outcomeUse of pointClinical dilemmaClinical dataTreatment considerationsPE managementCare ultrasoundMultiple specialtiesMedical specialtiesThrombusSpecialtiesAnticoagulationThrombolysis
2020
Catheter-directed therapies for pulmonary embolism: considerations for patients with patent foramen ovale
Chockalingam A, Nezami N, Murali N, Mojibian H, Pollak JS, Weiss CR. Catheter-directed therapies for pulmonary embolism: considerations for patients with patent foramen ovale. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2020, 51: 516-521. PMID: 32557222, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-020-02189-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatent foramen ovaleCatheter-directed therapyPulmonary embolismSurgical embolectomyPercutaneous PFO closureThrombolytic drug deliveryCatheter-directed thrombolysisAcute pulmonary embolismCatheter-based therapiesHigh-risk patientsSystemic thrombolysisParadoxical emboliParadoxical embolizationPFO closurePatent foramenEndovascular treatmentSurgical closureForamen ovaleThrombectomy devicesEmbolismPatientsDiagnostic echocardiographyTherapySuccessful outcomeEmbolectomy