Ingo Ahrens: Another Step Forward in Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute PE
Ingo Ahrens, Professor of Medicine at University of Freiburg, Head of Department of Cardiology at Augustinerinnen Hospital, Academic Teaching Hospital University of Cologne, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Josef Kroupa et al., published in NEJM, adding:
“After Hi-PEITHO earlier this year another positive trial of catheter directed thrombolysis in acute intermediate high pulmonary embolism.
…exciting times for advanced therapies in acute PE and very positive news for our patients.
Just presented in an hotline session at ESC 2026 in Munich.”
Claudio Picariello, Head of Intensive Cardiac Care Unit at Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, shared this post on LinkedIn, adding:
“Another brick in the wall…waiting for ESC guidelines upgrading in 2027 in Milan!!!”
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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