Acute outcomes for the full US cohort of the FLASH mechanical thrombectomy registry in pulmonary embolism 

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Abstract

Among 800 patients in the full US cohort, 76.7% had intermediate-high risk PE, 7.9% had high-risk PE, and 32.1% had thrombolytic contraindications. Major adverse events occurred in 1.8% of patients. All-cause mortality was 0.3% at 48-hour follow-up and 0.8% at 30-day follow-up, with no device-related deaths. Immediate haemodynamic improvements included a 7.6 mmHg mean drop in mean pulmonary artery pressure (-23.0%; p2 mean increase in cardiac index (18.9%; p<0.0001) in patients with depressed baseline values. Most patients (62.6%) had no overnight intensive care unit stay post-procedure. At 48 hours, the echocardiographic right ventricle/left ventricle ratio decreased from 1.23±0.36 to 0.98±0.31 (p<0.0001 for paired values) and patients with severe dyspnoea decreased from 66.5% to 15.6% (p<0.0001). Conclusions: Mechanical thrombectomy with the FlowTriever System demonstrates a favourable safety profile, improvements in haemodynamics and functional outcomes, and low 30-day mortality for intermediate- and high-risk PE.

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