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Filter by:This study is a quality improvement project to evaluate health care management of pulmonary embolism (PE) patients. The researchers are testing an intervention to determine if it prevents unnecessary hospital admissions.
SONIC-PE is a multicenter, prospective, single-arm study of 10 patients with bilateral PE treated with ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed lower-dose fibrinolysis (total dose 8 mg tPA given as 2 mg/hour/catheter over 2 hours) followed by 50 patients (total dose 6 mg tPA given as 3 mg/hour/catheter given over 1 hour) with the EKOS+™ system to determine its impact on the change in RV-to-LV diameter, refined Modified Miller Score, and distal pulmonary vascular blood volume as well as to assess International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) major bleeding.
Calcified cerebral embolism (CCE) is a relatively rare but underdiagnosed cause of infarction. CCE diagnosis is made by CT. Radiological characteristics of CCE have been reported in small case series. The aim of this study was to describe clinical and radiological characteristics of CCE in a large number of patients, and to compare patients with different radiological CCE characteristics.
The purpose of this study is to identify and validate new imaging biomarkers allowing an individual phenotyping of patient with venous thrombo-embolism (VTE), mainly in terms of recurrence risk assessment and to distinguish provoked from unprovoked VTE. To do so, the investigators will create a retrospective imaging database including multiple imaging modalities, performed at diagnosis of the VTE.
This study was conducted to investigate whether the use of tourniquet after delivery of the fetus could reduce the amount of amniotic fluid entering the bloodstream and thus reduce the incidence of intraoperative adverse events.
Lung perfusion scintigraphy with 99mTc-MAA and ventilation scintigraphy with Technegas (V/Q SPECT/CT) has been the cornerstone for the detection of pulmonary embolisms (PE) for many decades. In last two decades after the introduction of pulmonary CTA, general PE detection has shifted towards CTA and V/Q SPECT/CT has become the modality of choice for specific patient populations (iodine contrast allergy, poor kidney function, pregnancy, etc.) or indications (pre-operative risk stratification, chronic embolism detection, pulmonary hypertension). V/Q SPECT/CT acquisition is performed on a gamma camera, but this technique has distinct challenges and/or disadvantages. A potential alternative is the nowadays broadly available. 68Ga as a positron emitter allows PET/CT imaging. Replacing 99mTc with 68Ga in both MAA and aerosol suspension is easy and requires no modifications. However, 68Ga-V/Q with PET/CT will resolve many of the disadvantages of V/Q SPECT/CT. International studies have proven safety and feasibility of replacing 99mTc with 68Ga and preliminary work by international colleagues and our institute have shown validated preparations of the radiopharmaceuticals. However, in our institution, clinical translation is hampered by lack of data on technical acquisition parameters for our scanners. The aim of this small study is to get more insights into technical parameters for image acquisition, logistical feasibility of V/Q PET/CT, and confirm preliminary non-inferiority of this new technique over the current clinical standard (V/Q SPECT/CT).
Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a high mortality and morbidity disease state. The investigators have previously shown that use of a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) can improve overall readmission, bleeding, and mortality outcomes. Unfortunately, PERT may still be underutilized from a national standpoint and may not be readily available in underserved areas. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) may help streamline and systematically ensure unbiased mechanism for activation of PERT for discussion of patients with siginficant clot burden and hemodynamic abnormalities. AI algorithms have been FDA approved for use of triage of the PE patient. The institutional PERT program will adapt the use of an AI algorithm for activation as routine care; the efficiency of activation will be compared to our retrospective historical comparison for efficiency and appropriateness of activation. The active phase of the study is designed to further differentiate between patients who are considered to be intermediate-high risk category but yet do not clearly qualify for invasive therapy (catheter-directed therapy, systemic thrombolysis, or invasive hemodynamic support). These patients will undergo walking test to further understand noninvasive hemodynamic compromise and undergo 2:1 randomization to early-invasive strategy versus mtranditional medical therapy.
A new algorithm derived from only patient age and components of the complete blood count and basic metabolic panel can identify patients discharged from the hospital who may benefit from a blood thinner (called rivaroxaban) to decrease their risk of blood clots, and for whom the risk of bleeding is minimal. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a pop-up alert, which will be seen by clinicians when a discharging patient has been identified as being someone for whom the risk of blood clots is high, but for whom bleeding risk is estimated to be low. The pop-up alert will be enabled in a sequential fashion for each group of hospitals in 1 month blocks. We will look to see if the pop-up alert changes the number of patients who receive rivaroxaban. We will also measure the outcomes of blood clots and bleeding among all discharging patients.
The investigators aimed to compare the image quality and diagnostic performance of DECTPA using lower concentration iodine contrast materials and using normal concentration iodine contrast materials in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism.
A single-center, open-label, exploratory randomized controlled study is proposed with the following objectives: whether prolonging the duration of anticoagulation to 12 months, compared with 6 months of routine anticoagulation, helps to reduce major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with left ventricular thrombosis and to reduce recurrence of thrombosis, as well as to assess their bleeding risk. Patients with a definite diagnosis of left ventricular thrombus and age ≥18 years were included in cardiac ultrasound (including general ultrasound and sonography) and other examinations during hospitalization and outpatient visits. Exclusion criteria were detailed in the study protocol. GROUPING: According to the duration of anticoagulation, they were divided into extended anticoagulation group (12 months) and conventional anticoagulation group (6 months). INTERVENTION: This study is planned to extend the administration of rivaroxaban (Pulsatilla) 20 mg to 12 months in the experimental group. The conventional anticoagulation group will take the drug for 6 months Study Endpoints: The primary efficacy endpoint is a major cardiovascular-vascular adverse event at 1 year; the primary safety endpoint is bleeding of grade 3 or higher as defined by the BARC classification at 1 year. Patient Follow-up Program: Subjects will require a total of 12 on-site follow-up visits (one per month) for safety evaluation, efficacy evaluation, medication adherence evaluation, and imaging follow-up at months 3, 6, and 12.