Patients
A total of 154 consecutive patients with MPE, initially diagnosed by
either computed tomography or echocardiography from April 2016 to June
2020 transferred from emergency department to our catheterization
laboratory, were retrospectively evaluated, of whom 29 patients met the
criteria for high-risk PE complicated by profound cardiogenic shock or
that required CPR (n=29), were enrolled in the study to analyze clinical
outcomes. Written informed consent was obtained from each enrolled
patient or from the family after the purpose and the risk of the
treatment were fully explained. The Institutional Committee of Ethics in
Research approved this clinical research project.