Does transcatheter therapy prior to surgical embolectomy optimize surgical success in patients with clot in transit trapped within a PFO, large PE, and hemodynamic instability?
Transcatheter therapy may serve as a viable bridging strategy prior to surgical embolectomy for hemodynamically unstable patients with a clot trapped in a PFO and large pulmonary embolism.
CIT trapped within the PFO in combination with large PE and hemodynamic instability can potentially be treated with transcatheter therapy prior to surgical embolectomy to optimize surgical success.
Mohiuddin et al. (2026) studied this question.
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