Current Insights for Catheter-Directed Therapies in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Systematic Review and Our Single-Center Experience

In this review, the current status of the worldwide experience on different catheter-directed treatment systems utilized as alternative reperfusion methods in acute ­pulmonary embolism was evaluated, and the risk stratification algorithms in which ­catheter-directed treatments may be implemented, source of evidence in this ­setting, adjudication of benefits and risks of available techniques, and innovative multi-­disciplinary frameworks for referral patterns and care delivery were discussed. Moreover, our perspectives on risk-based catheter-directed treatment utilization strategies in acute pulmonary embolism were summarized.