Key result
The FlowTriever system successfully retrieved a right atrial clot in transit under real-time transthoracic echocardiography guidance in a patient with massive pulmonary embolism.
Why the study?
Management of clot in transit in patients with pulmonary embolism who are candidates for percutaneous intervention can be challenging.
Case Report (n=1)
The FlowTriever system can be effectively used under real-time transthoracic echocardiography guidance to retrieve clot in transit from the right atrium, in addition to its standard application in the pulmonary artery.
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Feasibility of echo-guided FlowTriever thrombectomy shown in massive PE with clot in transit; leaves open need for prospective trials before wider use.
Nezami et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Massive pulmonary embolism with clot in transit (n=1). FlowTriever system for right atrial mechanical thrombectomy under echocardiography guidance and pulmonary artery embolectomy under fluoroscopy guidance was evaluated on Thrombus removal. The FlowTriever system successfully retrieved a right atrial clot in transit under real-time transthoracic echocardiography guidance in a patient with massive pulmonary embolism.
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