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Neumología y cirugía de tórax
versión impresa ISSN 0028-3746
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MORALES-BLANHIR, Jaime Eduardo; SIERRA-LARA-MARTINEZ, Jorge Daniel y ROSAS-ROMERO, María de Jesús. Interventional therapy for pulmonary embolism. Neumol. cir. torax [online]. 2014, vol.73, n.1, pp.35-41. ISSN 0028-3746.
Pulmonary embolism is a common cause of death. Massive pulmonary thromboembolism requires an aggressive and timely therapeutic approach. Acute pulmonary embolism associated with hemodynamic instability (shock or hypotension) has a high risk of mortality in the early hours (25-65%) and 10% risk of progressing to cardiogenic shock; an estimate of up to 50% of cases are associated with recurrent pulmonary thromboembolism. The treatment based on evidence that has shown clinical improvement and decreased risk of mortality is anticoagulation. However, there are clinical conditions in which the use of this therapy may be contraindicated or can be detrimental to the patient's clinical status and therefore other therapeutic options should be considered. At present there is no concrete evidence based on clinical trials for the use of alternative options for the treatment of pulmonary embolism that are comparable with anticoagulation. We will discuss the different options available in acute pulmonary embolism.
Palabras llave : Pulmonary thromboembolism; pulmonary circulation; massive pulmonary embolism; catheter-directed interventions; endovascular therapy.