MANAGEMENT OF SUBMASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM COMPLICATED BY PARADOXICAL THROMBUS-IN-TRANSIT

Fisayomi Shobayo,Ankit Upadhyay,Salman A. Arain,Igor D. Gregoric,Biswajit Kar,Ismael A. Salas de Armas

MANAGEMENT OF SUBMASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM COMPLICATED BY PARADOXICAL THROMBUS-IN-TRANSIT

2018

Fisayomi Shobayo
Ankit Upadhyay
Salman A. Arain
Igor D. Gregoric
Biswajit Kar
Ismael A. Salas de Armas

Submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) may be treated with the ultrasound enhanced catheter directed thrombolytic (CDT). CDT is not indicated for thrombus-in-transit given the risk of systemic embolization. A 70 year old man presented with progressive dyspnea and near-syncope. Physical exam

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Embolization
Catheter
Thrombus
Internal medicine
Pulmonary embolism
Medicine
Cardiology
Ultrasound
physical exam

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