Acute Pulmonary Embolism With an Emphasis on an Interventional Approach Article

Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.12.024 PMID: 26916490 Web of Science: 000370490000014
International Collaboration

Cited authors

  • Jaber, Wissam A.; Fong, Pete P.; Weisz, Giora; Lattouf, Omar; Jenkins, James; Rosenfield, Kenneth; Rab, Tanveer; Ramee, Stephen

Abstract

  • Compared with recent advances in treatment of serious cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, the treatment and outcome of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) have remained relatively unchanged over the last few decades. This has prompted several experts to call for the formation of multidisciplinary PE response teams with a more proactive approach to the treatment of PE. In the current document, we discuss the formation of such teams and describe the available treatment options beyond anticoagulation, with a focus on the interventional approach. Acknowledging the paucity of data to support widespread adoption of such techniques, we call for the collection of outcomes data in multicenter registries and support for randomized trials to evaluate interventional treatments in patients with high-risk PE. (C) 2016 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

Publication date

  • 2016

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0735-1097

Start page

  • 991

End page

  • 1002

Volume

  • 67

Issue

  • 8