Pulmonary Reperfusion Injury After Catheter-Directed Thrombectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
An 82-year-old man had catheter-directed thrombectomy for intermediate-high–risk pulmonary embolism. Shortly after the procedure, the patient developed new alveolar and interstitial infiltrates found on chest computed tomography (CT) as well as life-threatening hemoptysis, likely related to pulmonar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.1281 |
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| Summary: | An 82-year-old man had catheter-directed thrombectomy for intermediate-high–risk pulmonary embolism. Shortly after the procedure, the patient developed new alveolar and interstitial infiltrates found on chest computed tomography (CT) as well as life-threatening hemoptysis, likely related to pulmonary reperfusion injury after thrombus removal. Pulmonary reperfusion injury after minimally invasive thrombectomy in acute pulmonary embolism is a rare and life-threatening complication and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute pulmonary hemorrhage syndromes. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |