Successful aspiration thrombectomy in a patient with submassive, intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism following COVID-19 pneumonia

Successful aspiration thrombectomy in a patient with submassive, intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism following COVID-19 pneumonia

A 64-year-old female patient presented with severe dyspnea shortly after apparent recovery from COVID-19 disease. Chest computed tomography revealed central pulmonary embolism and ultrasonography showed a deep vein thrombosis of her right leg. The patient was tachycardiac with evidence of right vent...

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Main Authors: Julian Pohlan, MD, Sarah Nadine Kamel, MD, Giovanni Federico Torsello, MD, Daniel Zickler, MD, Jan Matthias Kruse, MD, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, MD, Bernard Gebauer, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Acute pulmonary embolism
Catheter directed therapy
Aspiration thrombectomy
Right ventricle dysfunction
Right heart strain
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320303356

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