
Pulmonary Embolism Interventions, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 12-3 - June 9, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Vikas Aggarwal
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 0 7 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 0 8 - 2
In this issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Vikas Aggarwal brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Pulmonary Embolism Interventions. Top experts… Read more

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Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including pulmonary artery denervation in management of pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center of Excellence: putting it all together; unmet needs and future direction for PE interventions; multimodality imaging for acute and chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary disease; evolving role and clinical evidence in the global practice of balloon pulmonary angioplasty; outpatient follow up of PE; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pulmonary embolism interventions, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Invasive Pulmonary Angiogram Performance and Interpretation in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
- Key points
- Introduction/history/definitions/background
- Nature of the problem/diagnosis
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis or Catheter-Based Thrombectomy in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Horses for Courses
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pulmonary embolism background
- Endovascular therapies for acute pulmonary embolism
- Catheter-directed thrombolysis
- Catheter-based thrombectomy
- Complications of endovascular therapies in pulmonary embolism
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Mechanical Circulatory Support and Critical Care Management of High-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathophysiology of right ventricular failure in acute pulmonary embolism
- Diagnosis of acute right ventricular failure and shock
- Management of acute intermediate and high-risk pulmonary embolism
- Medical management of acute pulmonary embolism
- TandemHeart Right Ventricular Assist Device and Protek Duo
- Surgical mechanical circulatory support for acute right ventricular failure in the setting of acute pulmonary embolism
- Clinics care points
- Funding
- Disclosure
- Open Surgical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Declaration of Interests
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Rehabilitation, and Exercise Training in Postpulmonary Embolism
- Key points
- Introduction
- Post-Pulmonary Embolism Exercise Impairment
- Exercise training in cardiopulmonary disease
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Technical Considerations for Performing Safe and Effective Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- The Evolution of Pulmonary Artery Denervation for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Pulmonary Embolism Center of Excellence: Putting It All Together
- Key points
- Centers of excellence: an introduction
- Background
- Pulmonary embolism centers of excellence: current status
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Unmet Needs and Future Direction for Pulmonary Embolism Interventions
- Key points
- Introduction
- Low-risk pulmonary embolism
- Intermediate-risk/submassive pulmonary embolism
- Catheter-directed thrombolysis
- Catheter-based embolectomy
- High-risk pulmonary embolism
- Conclusion and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Evolving Role and Clinical Evidence in the Global Practice of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty
- Key points
- Introduction: chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- Early era of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (2001 to 2018)
- Current practice of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (2018 to present)
- Future directions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Outpatient Follow-up of Pulmonary Embolism: Putting It all Together
- Key points
- Introduction
- Proposed framework for a pulmonary embolism clinic
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Appendix 1. The Pulmonary Embolism Quality of Life questionnaire
- Appendix 2. The Post–Venous Thromboembolism Functional Status—patient self-report
- The Intersection of Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Hypoxia-Inducible Factors
- Key points
- Hypoxia-inducible factors
- Effect of hypoxia-inducible factor on cellular metabolism
- Role of hypoxia-inducible factor in vascular growth, smooth muscle proliferation, and vascular remodeling
- Role of hypoxia-inducible factor in right ventricular remodeling
- Role of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α in pulmonary hypertension
- Role of hypoxia-inducible factor 2α in pulmonary hypertension
- Therapeutic targeting of hypoxia-inducible factor in pulmonary hypertension
- Clinics care points
- Declaration of interests
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 12-3
- Published: June 9, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443182075
- eBook ISBN: 9780443182082
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