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Catheter Directed Thrombolytic Therapy in Pulmonary Embolism

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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease worldwide. Catheter-directed thrombolytic (CDT) therapy is one of the newest treatment options for patients with intermediate-high risk PE and for selected patients with high risk PE. Infusion of low dose thrombolytic agent is given intra-vasculary directly into the embolus located within the pulmonary artery. Several studies in the past decade have supported the safety and efficacy of CDT. In this chapter we review the technique, indications, contraindications and potential complications of the procedure.

* Co-senior authors Allan I. Bloom and David Planer, equally contributed to the chapter.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah University Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Gabby Elbaz-Greener, Ronny Alcalai, Eyal Herzog & David Planer

  2. Department of Medical Imaging, Interventional and Vascular Radiology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Allan I. Bloom

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Elbaz-Greener, G., Alcalai, R., Herzog, E., Bloom, A.I., Planer, D. (2022). Catheter Directed Thrombolytic Therapy in Pulmonary Embolism. In: Herzog, E. (eds) Pulmonary Embolism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87090-4_12

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