Effect of large bore mechanical thrombectomy on pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
In patients with intermediate-high risk PE, LBMT significantly reduced PVR and may be a valuable hemodynamic marker of disease severity and treatment response. Elevated post-procedural PVR identified patients at increased risk of adverse outcomes.
Authors
- Radu Postelnicu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1244-3848)
- Peter Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7466-8213)
- Carlos L. Alviar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1194-693X)
- Eugene Yuriditsky
- Sripal Bangalore
- Daniel Burkoff
- Lily Jin
- Felix Mahfoud
- Robert S Zhang
- Rachel P Rosovsky
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Hospital Base (CL)
- New York University (US)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuag016
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00