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01-02-2011 | Clinical Investigation
Massive Pulmonary Embolism: Treatment with the Rotarex Thrombectomy System
Authors:
Sheng Liu, Hai-Bin Shi, Jian-Ping Gu, Zheng-Qiang Yang, Liang Chen, Wen-Sheng Lou, Xu He, Wei-Zhong Zhou, Chun-Gao Zhou, Lin-Bo Zhao, Jin-Guo Xia, Lin-Sun Li
Published in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Issue 1/2011
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Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) for acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE). Fourteen patients (8 men, 6 women) with a mean age of 55.4 (range, 38–71) years with acute massive PE were initially diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and confirmed by pulmonary angiography. All patients presented with acute PE symptoms and hemodynamic compromise. Each patient was treated with Straub Rotarex thrombectomy device and five patients received additional thrombolysis. Technique success and clinical improvement were achieved in all patients without major complications. The mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) decreased from 37.6 ± 6.6 to 29 ± 6.4 mmHg (P < 0.01) after PMT. Partial arterial pressures of O2 (PaO2) increased from 61.1 ± 9.2 to 88 ± 5.1 mmHg (P < 0.01). The Miller index was 0.67 ± 0.11 and 0.37 ± 0.13 (P < 0.01), respectively, before and after PMT (P < 0.01). Eleven patients had no recurrence of PE on a mean follow-up of 28.3 months, whereas the other three patients were lost to follow-up. The preliminary experience in our series suggests that the Straub Rotarex thrombectomy device, which has been utilized in peripheral arteries, also is useful for the treatment of acute massive PE.