Submassive Central Saddle and Extensive Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Presenting as Syncope Treated w...

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" Submassive Central Saddle and Extensive Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Presenting as Syncope Treated with Catheter-directed Therapy "
Andrusaitis, Jessica; Helmy, Mohammad; McCoy, Christopher E.; Hoonpongsimanont, Wirachin; Chakravarthy, Bharath; Lotfipour, Shahram

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	927916
Doc. No	:	LA3v06g0tf
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Andrusaitis, Jessica; Helmy, Mohammad; McCoy, Christopher E.; Hoonpongsimanont, Wirachin; Chakravarthy, Bharath; Lotfipour, Shahram
Title & Author	:	Submassive Central Saddle and Extensive Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Presenting as Syncope Treated with Catheter-directed Therapy [Article]\ Andrusaitis, Jessica; Helmy, Mohammad; McCoy, Christopher E.; Hoonpongsimanont, Wirachin; Chakravarthy, Bharath; Lotfipour, Shahram
Title of Periodical	:	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/1
Date	:	2018
Abstract	:	Massive and submassive pulmonary emboli (PE) are rare but potentially life-threatening medical conditions that necessitate immediate recognition and appropriate treatment. We report a 52-year-old man who was found to have a submassive central saddle and extensive bilateral PEs after experiencing a syncopal event and who had evidence of right heart strain and pulmonary hypertension. He was subsequently treated with catheter-assisted thrombectomy and pulmonary artery tissue plasminogen activator administration. This case report presents an outcome in a patient who received an innovative therapy that has not been well established in this subset of patients.