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JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions· 2019Q1

A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Trial of Catheter-Directed Mechanical Thrombectomy for Intermediate-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Thomas Tu, Catalin Toma, Victor F. Tapson, Christopher R. Adams et al.

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Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy using the FlowTriever System significantly reduced RV/LV ratio by 25.1% (p < 0.0001) in 106 patients with intermediate-risk acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and was associated with a low rate of major adverse events (3.8%) and bleeding (1.0%).

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Field: Internal Medicine

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