June Hoffman's shortness of breath snuck up on her. It started in the morning, hardly noticeable as she got dressed for a routine visit to her rheumatologists office. But by the time she reached the ...

New research from the FLASH registry (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03761173) shines a light on the effectiveness of large-bore mechanical thrombectomy in managing high-risk pulmonary embolism.

Mechanical thrombectomy reduced right ventricular strain more than anticoagulation alone in intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism.

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with pulmonary embolism who underwent percutaneous thrombectomy, women experienced more procedure ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center announced the hospital’s first successful pulmonary thrombectomy. A pulmonary thrombectomy is a procedure that removes blood clots ...

Six month outcomes from the FlowTriever All-Comer Registry for Patient Safety and Hemodynamics (FLASH) registry were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for ...

The patient’s heart rate lowered to 95 bpm, and blood pressure remained stable. She remained on room air and reported feeling ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy for high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) was associated with fewer major adverse outcomes than other approaches, the FLAME study showed. Clot removal ...

Women with pulmonary embolism (PE) who undergo percutaneous pulmonary artery thrombectomy have higher rates of morbidity and in-hospital mortality than men, a large, nationwide cohort study indicated.

For high-risk PE in people who cannot have thrombolysis, or when there are no other suitable treatment options or alternative treatments have failed, percutaneous thrombectomy should only be used with ...

The use of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) was associated with reduced major adverse events in the short term and improved quality of life in the long term for pulmonary embolism (PE) patients with ...