Emergent mechanical thrombectomy for right atrial clot and massive pulmonary embolism using flowtriever

Maria Del Pilar Bayona Molano; Jason Salsamendi; Naganathan Mani

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3739

Emergent mechanical thrombectomy for right atrial clot and massive pulmonary embolism using flowtriever

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 21;9(3):1241-1246. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3739. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Maria Del Pilar Bayona Molano¹, Jason Salsamendi², Naganathan Mani³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Interventional Radiology UT Southwestern Medical Center United States.
² Department of Interventional Radiology Orange CA USA.
³ Department of Interventional Radiology Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology St Louis MO USA.

Abstract

This case demonstrated a feasible alternative to treat "clot in transit" associated with pulmonary embolism using FlowTriever Inari device. The pre-existing approved AngioVac device requires extracorporeal circulation support and more invasiveness. FlowTriever permits mechanical thrombectomy with versatile approach without additional extracorporeal perfusion setting. Additional studies are required to reach a definitive conclusion.

Keywords: FlowTriever; clot in transit; pulmonary embolism; right heart thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports