Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy or Anticoagulation Alone
In this single-center, retrospective review, patients with PE who were of ESC high risk and who underwent aspiration thrombectomy with a FlowTriever System (Inari Medical) had a statistically significant reduction in mortality compared to a propensity score-matched group treated with anticoagulation alone; separation in mortality curves continued at 2 years. Our findings also suggest that low-risk patients perform equally well with or without thrombectomy but incur numerically more bleeding events, stroke, and recurrent pulmonary emboli.
Authors
- Brian Trethowan
- Mohammad Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5884-7648)
- Paul C. Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9777-2339)
- Marcel Letourneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3865-5112)
- J. Anthony Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4029-7739)
- Connor C. Kerndt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-619X)
- CONNOR MCCALMON
- Mazin Habhab
- Matthew Hollowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7511-8332)
- Theresa Pasion
- Nolan Rossman
- H. A. Saleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7630-3046)
- Ibrahim Khaleel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3534-6541)
Institutions
- Grand Rapids Community College (US)
- Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102611
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.74