Catheter-Based Reperfusion Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Case Presentation: A 76-year-oldman with a history of hemicolec-tomy for colon cancer 10 days previ-ously was admitted because of syn-cope and severe shortness of breath. On physical examination, the patient was hemodynamically unstable, with a systolic arterial pressure of 80 mm Hg, a heart rate of 124 beats per minute, and distended jugular veins. He was agitated and unable to speak full sen-tences. His respiratory rate was 28 breaths per minute, and oxygen satu-ration was 80 % on room air. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a filling defect of the left main