Multidisciplinary approach to the management of pulmonary embolism patients: the pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) [PDF]
Christopher W Root,1 David M Dudzinski,2 Bishoy Zakhary,3 Oren A Friedman,4 Akhilesh K Sista,5 James M Horowitz6 1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 2Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General ...
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One-day experience of pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) during the COVID-19 pandemic: three urgent percutaneous pulmonary embolectomies in acute pulmonary embolism [PDF]
Percutaneous pulmonary embolectomy (PPE) is a rapidly evolving therapy in selected acute pulmonary embolism (APE) patients [1–5]. Novel percutaneous procedures tend not to be common, even in reference centers.
Andrzej Łabyk +5 more
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Right Ventricular Clot in Transit in COVID-19 [PDF]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is associated with a prothrombotic state in infected patients. After presenting a case of right ventricular thrombus in a patient with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), we discuss the unique challenges ...
Sanjum S. Sethi, MD, MPH +9 more
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Process and outcome evaluation of a regional pulmonary embolism response team [PDF]
Background Most pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) reports are limited to single hospitals. We evaluated whether process and clinical outcomes differed for patients presenting to pulmonary embolism (PE) referral versus non-referral centers within a ...
Anthony J. Weekes +10 more
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Treatment of high- and intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism by the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team: Focus on catheter-directed therapies [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERTs) were established to individualize the treatment of high-risk (HR) and intermediate-high-risk (IHR) pulmonary embolism (PE) patients, which pose a challenge in clinical practice ...
Arkadiusz Pietrasik +12 more
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Reduced mortality associated with pulmonary embolism response team consultation for intermediate and high-risk pulmonary embolism: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Background The management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has become increasingly complex with the expansion of advanced therapeutic options, resulting in the development and widespread adoption of multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams ...
Tiffany A. Gardner +8 more
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Comparison of Treatment Approaches and Subsequent Outcomes within a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Registry [PDF]
Objectives. To characterize the association between pulmonary embolism (PE) severity and bleeding risk with treatment approaches, outcomes, and complications. Methods.
Anthony J. Weekes +8 more
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A multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team (PERT)—experience from a national multicenter consortium [PDF]
Background We provide the first multicenter analysis of patients cared for by eight Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERTs) in the United States (US); describing the frequency of team activation, patient characteristics, pulmonary embolism (PE ...
Jacob Schultz +14 more
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Outcomes of catheter intervention for acute pulmonary emboli in a tertiary United Kingdom centre with an established Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) [PDF]
Objective Determine the outcome of patients treated with catheter-directed interventions as per published recommendations for management escalation by the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Consortium.
Sajal Patel +6 more
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Evolution of advanced revascularization strategies for high-risk pulmonary embolism: a physiology-guided single-center experience [PDF]
Management of pulmonary embolism (PE) has evolved substantially over the past several decades, yet optimal integration of emerging therapies remains challenging.
L. W. Greenspon +4 more
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