Mechanical Thrombectomy

Two catheter-directed thrombectomy devices demonstrated efficacy and safety in the treatment of acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, speakers reported.

Use of advanced thrombolysis in the U.S. remains low and is prone to disparate use among women and Black patients presenting with pulmonary embolism, a speaker reported.

SAN FRANCISCO — In the REAL-PE study of a real-world population of patients with pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis was associated with reduced risk for major bleeding compared with mechanical thrombectomy.

Pulmonary embolism treatment with a large-bore mechanical thrombectomy system was associated with favorable long-term outcomes, including low mortality and improved hemodynamics, functional capacity and quality of life, a speaker reported.

Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (FlowTriever, Inari Medical) in patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism.

NEW ORLEANS — Compared with other treatment options and historical data, large-bore mechanical thrombectomy conferred reduced risk for in-hospital adverse clinical outcomes in high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism, data showed.

BOSTON — In patients with intermediate- and high-risk pulmonary embolism, mechanical thrombectomy was safe and linked with good short-term hemodynamic and clinical outcomes, according to data from the FLASH registry.

In this week’s edition, women are less likely than men to return to work after large vessel occlusion stroke; cognitive impairment, headaches and CVD are more common in former college football players; veterans, providers support the addition of integrative medicine for chronic headaches; and more.

Women were less likely to return to work after large vessel occlusion stroke compared with men, despite similar 90-day functional outcomes, according to study findings published in Stroke.

A new study suggests that many patients with pulmonary embolism who present as hemodynamically stable may be in subclinical shock due to low cardiac index.