Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Anticoagulation in Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
In patients with intermediate-risk PE, mechanical thrombectomy was associated with a lower incidence of all-cause 30-day mortality compared to anticoagulation. However, as the majority of the included studies were observational, these findings should be interpreted with caution and warrant confirmation with further high-quality randomised controlled trials.
Authors
- James Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1971-8800)
- Goran Mitreski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-0617)
- Hong Kuan Kok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6067)
- Li Huey Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5904-8832)
- Elisa Licari
- Hui Yin Lim
- Anggie L. Renteria Chamorro
- Julia Mosqueira Almeida
- Valeria V. Varela Betancourt
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Northern Health (AU)
- The Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia (CO)
- Universidad Santiago de Cali (CO)
- Faculdade Ruy Barbosa (BR)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
- Published
- 2026-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-026-04423-5
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00