Often relegated to the second or third tier of treatment options, surgical management of patients with massive or high-risk submassive acute pulmonary embolism (PE)—either with embolectomy or ...

Evidence suggests that high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism can benefit from surgical management, according to a scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association. “This statement ...

A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests surgery be considered for more people with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). The statement, published today in the American Heart ...

“I was pleasantly surprised that the endoportal technology provided a level of control similar to what I experience in an open surgical embolectomy, with the added ability to directly access a much ...

Considering surgery earlier may help improve survival for patients with acute high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), the American Heart Association (AHA) concludes in a new scientific statement. "Modern ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Cardiothoracic surgeons should be involved earlier in the treatment process for patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) in order to potentially improve outcomes, according to a ...

It was with these considerations in mind that we undertook to examine our own experience with arterial emboli to determine what place, if any, the operation of embolectomy should play in the therapy ...

A new American Heart Association scientific statement presents evidence that more high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) may benefit from surgical management. Refined definitions of risk ...

VIENNA — The optimal course of treatment when managing acute, high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a contentious topic among respiratory specialists. Systemic thrombolysis, specifically using ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Black individuals in the U.S. face a disproportionate burden of hospitalization from pulmonary embolism (PE), yet are less likely to receive advanced therapies for PE, a large analysis ...

Embolus means plug. A plugged artery can mean the loss of a limb, a viscus or a cerebral hemisphere. Since the pioneer work of Ssabenejeff 1 and Labey 2 half a century ago the principles of treatment ...