Contemporary management of acute pulmonary embolism
- PMID: 34214598
- DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.06.002
Contemporary management of acute pulmonary embolism
Abstract
This review examines the recent progress in the initial management of pulmonary embolism (PE). Diagnostic strategies allowing the safe decrease of imaging testing have been proposed. New modalities of catheter-based interventions have emerged for hemodynamically unstable PE patients. For normotensive PE patients, direct oral anticoagulant treatment has become the new norm and a large proportion of patients are eligible for home treatment.
Keywords: Acute pulmonary embolism; Anticoagulation; Diagnosis; Multidisciplinary team; Over-testing; Reperfusion therapy; Risk-stratification.
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Competing Interest Dr. Roy reports grants from the French Ministry of Health, and personal fees and non-financial support from Bayer Health care, Boehringer Ingelheim France, Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Aspen, Daiichi Sankyo and Sanofi Aventis France, outside the submitted work. Dr. Douillet has no conflict of interest to declare. Dr. Penaloza reports grant from Bristol Myers Squibb, Aspen and Roche, and personal fees and non-financial support from Bristol Myers Squibb, outside the submitted work.
Comment in
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Editorial commentary: Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Know your strengths well, and know your weaknesses better.Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jul;32(5):269-270. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.08.002. Epub 2021 Aug 11. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022. PMID: 34389409 No abstract available.
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