1Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
2Division of Cardiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
3Department of Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
American Journal of Medical Case Reports.
2021,
Vol. 9 No. 11, 554-556
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-11-10
Copyright © 2021 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Ari Friedman, Seth Sokol, Amit Kakkar, Mark Guelfgaut, Jincy Thankachen. Reperfusion Injury Following Catheter Directed Thrombolysis of Pulmonary Embolism.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(11):554-556. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-11-10.
Correspondence to: Ari Friedman, Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA. Email:
friedmaa7@nychhc.orgAbstract
Catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) is a growing field of intervention to treat pulmonary embolism (PE) and restore physiologic circulation. Reperfusion injury (RI) is a well-documented phenomenon seen post-thrombolysis. To date there are no reported cases of this phenomena following CDT. We present a patient with bilateral PE treated with CDT who subsequently developed RI.
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