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Retrograde Pulmonary Embolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Simplified Technique  Syed T. Hussain, MD, John R. Bartholomew, MD, Marzia Leacche, MD,

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1 Retrograde Pulmonary Embolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Simplified Technique 
Syed T. Hussain, MD, John R. Bartholomew, MD, Marzia Leacche, MD, Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, MBA  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 103, Issue 5, Pages e473-e474 (May 2017) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Embolectomy material removed from the branch pulmonary arteries by retrograde pulmonary embolectomy. Note that most of the clot is removed intact with the gentle retrograde flushing technique, allowing complete removal of the soft clots in the distal pulmonary vasculature not visualized directly. (L = left; PA = pulmonary artery; R = right.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e473-e474DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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