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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2000; 36:375-380
© 2000 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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CLINICAL STUDIES

Massive pulmonary embolism: percutaneous emergency treatment by pigtail rotation catheter

Thomas Schmitz-Rode, MDa, Uwe Janssens, MDb, Stephan H. Duda, MDc, Christiane M. Erley, MDd and Rolf W. Günther, MDa

a Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany
b Department of Cardiology, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany
c Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
d Department of Cardiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

Manuscript received October 25, 1999; revised manuscript received January 26, 2000, accepted March 29, 2000.

Reprint requests and correspondence: Prof. T. Schmitz-Rode, Department Diagnostic Radiology, University of Technology, Universitätsklinikum, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52057 Aachen, Germany
smiro{at}rad.rwth-aachen.de

Objectives

This study was designed to assess the feasibility, efficacy and safety of mechanical fragmentation of pulmonary emboli using a new rotational pigtail catheter system.

BACKGROUND

Acute massive pulmonary embolism associated with right ventricular dysfunction is frequently lethal, despite high-dose thrombolytic therapy. Adjunctive catheter fragmentation may prevent a fatal outcome.

METHODS

In 20 patients (age 58.9 ± 10.5 years) with severe hemodynamic impairment, massive pulmonary emboli were fragmented by mechanical action of the rotating pigtail. Fifteen patients received thrombolysis after embolus fragmentation or no thrombolysis at all (noninterference group).

RESULTS

Prefragmentation pulmonary arterial occlusion was 68.6 ± 11.3% for both lungs. Pulmonary placement and navigation of the fragmentation catheter was easy and rapid. Fragmentation time was 17 ± 8 min. The noninterference group showed a decrease pre- to postfragmentation of shock index from 1.28 ± 0.53 to 0.95 ± 0.38 (p = 0.011), mean pulmonary artery pressure from 31 ± 5.7 to 28 ± 7.5 mm Hg (p = 0.02) and a recanalization by fragmentation of 32.9 ± 11.8% (mean angiographic score per treated lung from 7.4 to 5.0). Overall mortality was 20%.

CONCLUSIONS

Fragmentation by pigtail rotation catheter provided for a rapid and safe improvement of the hemodynamic situation and an average recanalization of about one-third of the pulmonary embolic occlusion. The method appears useful especially in high-risk patients threatened by right ventricular failure, to accelerate thrombolysis, and as a minimal-invasive alternative to surgical embolectomy.




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