title: Rheolytic percutaneous thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Acute massive pulmonary embolism can have significant hemodynamic effects in both adults and children. We describe the case of a 10-year-old boy who developed cardiogenic shock after suffering a massive pulmonary embolism. A significant thrombus burden was removed using a catheter-based strategy of rheolytic thrombectomy, leading to stabilization of the patient.
authors.affiliation: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Department of Medicine - Section of Cardiology, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sur
authors.forename: Ravi K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jolly
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents