title: Life-threatening pulmonary emboli and cor pulmonale: treatment with percutaneous pulmonary artery stent placement.
abstract: Large, central bilateral pulmonary emboli led to cor pulmonale and severe hypoxemia in a patient who had recently undergone cardiac surgery. After percutaneous catheter fragmentation and thrombolysis of the emboli failed, the left and right interlobal pulmonary arteries were recanalized by placement of self-expanding Wallstent endoprostheses through the clots. Pulmonary perfusion was restored to the lower lobes, and the patient demonstrated rapid clinical improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Haskal
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Soulen
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Huettl
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Palevsky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cope
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000628:therapy*; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy