Photo Credit: Adapted from Ruzsa, Z. Catheter directed thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy pulmonary embolism. Presented at: TCT 2014. Washington, DC. Conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a life-threatening condition caused by blood clots in the lung, has long posed a significant risk to patients worldwide. However, a recent study published in the Canadian ...

For patients with intermediate- to high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is associated with a lower risk for death and major bleeding than systemic thrombolysis and with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Catheter-directed thrombolysis was linked to less major bleeding than mechanical thrombectomy in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute pulmonary embolism is a serious, potentially life-threatening disease with a continuum of symptoms and ...

A modified reperfusion protocol for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) seemed to work without causing excessive bleeding in the small randomized CANARY trial. Use of conventional ...

Anticoagulation after lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) can prevent thrombus extension, embolization, recurrence, and death, but does not prevent common chronic sequelae such as edema, pain ...

Examining a patient’s cardiac function. The American Society of Hematology released evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of DVT and PE in patients without cancer. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) ...

(HealthDay News) — Utilization of catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) has increased in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a study published online July 21 in JAMA Internal ...

Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is associated with a lower risk for death and major bleeding complications than systemic thrombolysis for patients with intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary ...