Abstract:A 64-year-old male patient was admitted to the catheterization laboratory with a suspected myocardial infarction and in cardiogenic shock. Upon further investigation, a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism with signs of right heart dysfunction was discovered, leading to a decision to perform a direct interventional treatment with a thrombectomy device for thrombus aspiration. The procedure was successful in removing almost the entirety of the thrombotic material from the pulmonary arteries. The patient’s hemod… Show more
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