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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCathetersDisease ManagementEmbolectomyForamen Ovale, PatentHumansPulmonary EmbolismThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyConceptsPatent 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