Evaluation of the Benefit of Extended Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis with Serial Angiography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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PURPOSE: To evaluate whether extended catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) with repeat visits to the angiography suite provide added benefit in treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective review of CDT procedures performed for acute PE in 156 patients (age 56.1 y ± 15.3, 46.2% women) between 2009 and 2019. All patients underwent at least 1 follow-up visit to the angiography suite for evaluation of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and thrombus burden (Miller score) before termination (111/156, 71.2%) or continuation of CDT (45/156, 28.8%).

RESULTS: Patients who had CDT extended beyond the first follow-up visit required a higher total dose of tissue plasminogen activator (40.7 mg ± 14.3 vs 22.6 mg ± 9.9, P < .001) to achieve a similar final Miller score (6.4 ± 3.8 vs 7.6 ± 3.9, P = .1) and a similar reduction in systolic PAP (-14.4 mm Hg ± 10.2 vs -12.6 mm Hg ± 11.9, P = .6). The initial Miller scores were similar in both groups (19.7 ± 5.8 vs 19 ± 4, P = .4) but were significantly higher during the first follow-up visit (after 18 hours ± 5.5 vs 20 hours ± 4.8, P = .06) in patients requiring multiple follow-up visits (12.2 ± 5 vs 7.6 ± 3.9, P < .001). Multiple regression analyses identified heart rate > 100 beats/min and systolic PAP > 55 mm Hg as associated with the need for extended CDT. Extended CDT did not result in a higher hemorrhagic complication rate (1/45 vs 6/111, P = .7).

CONCLUSIONS: Patients presenting with higher heart rates and systolic PAP may benefit from extended CDT to achieve similar reductions in PAP and thrombus burden, without clear added risk of hemorrhage.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR - 32(2021), 1 vom: 30. Jan., Seite 70-79

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Graif, Assaf [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Keval D [VerfasserIn]
Wimmer, Neil J [VerfasserIn]
Kimbiris, George [VerfasserIn]
Grilli, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Daniel A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EC 3.4.21.68
Fibrinolytic Agents
Journal Article
Tissue Plasminogen Activator

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Date Completed 25.01.2021

Date Revised 25.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jvir.2020.08.004

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NLM316618608