Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Improves Outcomes in Intermediate-High–Risk Pulmonary Embolism
In patients with intermediate-high–risk acute pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis with alteplase plus anticoagulation significantly reduced the 7-day risk of death, recurrent pulmonary embolism, or cardiorespiratory decompensation or collapse compared with anticoagulation alone, without a significant increase in clinically relevant or major bleeding. In this Czech multicenter, open-label, randomized trial, 558 […]