A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Trial of Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Fibrinolysis for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: The SEATTLE II Study.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Piazza, Gregory; Hohlfelder, Benjamin; Jaff, Michael R; Ouriel, Kenneth; Engelhardt, Tod C; Sterling, Keith M; Jones, Noah J; Gurley, John C; Bhatheja, Rohit; Kennedy, Robert J; Goswami, Nilesh; Natarajan, Kannan; Rundback, John; Sadiq, Immad R; Liu, Stephen K; Bhalla, Narinder; Raja, M Laiq; Weinstock, Barry S; Cynamon, Jacob; Elmasri, Fakhir F; Garcia, Mark J; Kumar, Mark; Ayerdi, Juan; Soukas, Peter; Kuo, William; Liu, Ping-Yu; Goldhaber, Samuel Z

Source:

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, Volume 8, Issue 10, p.1382-92 (2015)

Abstract:

This study conducted a prospective, single-arm, multicenter trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed, low-dose fibrinolysis, using the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EKOS, Bothell, Washington).