Gregory Makris: NEJM Study Supports Earlier Catheter-Directed Intervention in Intermediate-High–Risk PE
Gregory Makris, Innovation and Applied Research Lead of Global Medical Affairs at Bayer, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Josef Kroupa et al, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, adding:
“A notable new NEJM Group trial in intermediate-high-risk PE.
Early catheter-directed thrombolysis plus anticoagulation reduced 7-day death, recurrent PE, or clinical deterioration versus anticoagulation alone (0.7 percent versus 6.8 percent).
Not for every patient—but an important step towards earlier, better-targeted catheter-based intervention.”
Title: Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Intermediate-High–Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Josef Kroupa, Martin Radvan, Jan Mrozek, Martin Sluka, Stepan Jirous, Ota Hlinomaz, Milan Pliva, Jan Pudil, Hana Voberkova, Karolina Bartoskova, Martin Poloczek, Martin Kamenik, Michal Brabec, Eva Lichnerova, Martin Hutyra, Ivo Bernat, Martin Novak, Johana Horakova, Lucie Jelinkova, Tomas Knize, Petr Tousek, Cyril Stechovsky, Filip Varhanik, Zdenek Coufal, Jiri Jarkovsky, Viktor Kocka

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