Angiology: Open Access
Open Access

Abstract

Successful Management of Massive Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism by Unilateral Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis after Cardiac Surgery

Koray AK, Selim Isbir, Okan Dericioglu, Alper Kararmaz and Sinan Arsan

Recently, catheter based therapies have been gaining more popularity in the management of patients with massive pulmonary embolism. We report a 57-year old Turkish woman presenting with bilateral massive pulmonary embolism causing hemodynamic instability after cardiac surgery and she was treated successfully by using unilateral ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis.