LIFE-THREATENING PULMONARY EMBOLI AND COR-PULMONALE - TREATMENT WITH PERCUTANEOUS PULMONARY-ARTERY STENT PLACEMENT

Authors
HASKAL ZJ SOULEN MC HUETTL EA PALEVSKY HI COPE C
Citation
Zj. Haskal et al., LIFE-THREATENING PULMONARY EMBOLI AND COR-PULMONALE - TREATMENT WITH PERCUTANEOUS PULMONARY-ARTERY STENT PLACEMENT, Radiology, 191(2), 1994, pp. 473-475
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00338419
Volume
191
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
473 - 475
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-8419(1994)191:2<473:LPEAC->2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Large, central bilateral pulmonary emboli led to cor pulmonale and sev ere hypoxemia in a patient who had recently undergone cardiac surgery. After percutaneous catheter fragmentation and thrombolysis of the emb oli failed, the left and right interlobal pulmonary arteries were reca nalized by placement of self-expanding Wallstent endoprostheses throug h the clots. Pulmonary perfusion was restored to the lower lobes, and the patient demonstrated rapid clinical improvement.