April 3, 2018

SIR Issues Position Statement on Catheter-Directed Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

April 4, 2018—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) position statement on catheter-directed therapy (CDT) for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) was published by William T. Kuo, MD, et al in Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2018;29:293–297).

According to the statement, SIR considers the use of CDT or thrombolysis to be an acceptable treatment option for carefully selected patients with massive (ie, high risk) PE involving the proximal pulmonary arterial vasculature, in accordance with multidisciplinary guidelines. Acute proximal PE is defined as new main or lobar emboli identified on radiographic imaging within 14 days of PE symptoms. In addition, SIR encourages the investigative use of CDT and new endovascular techniques in prospective outcomes studies and clinical trials, with particular attention to patients with acute submassive (ie, intermediate risk) PE.

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April 3, 2018

SIR Issues Position Statement on Catheter-Directed Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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